Intravascular Stent Implantation for Refractory Chylothorax Secondary to Congenital Superior Vena Cava Stenosis in an Infant
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* Corresponding Author: David J. Harrison, MD Division of Pediatrics Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 4650 Sunset Blvd. MS#68, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA Tel.: +1 323 361 2122; Fax: +1 323 361 7926; E-Mail: [email protected] Fax +1 203 785 3346 E-Mail: [email protected] http://structuralheartdisease.org/ © 2017 Journal of Structural Heart Disease Published by Science International Corp. ISSN 2326-4004
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