Conservative Treatment with Octreotide as an Adjunct for Chylothorax after Lung Cancer Surgery - Two Cases
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Song Suk-Won
(Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center)
Lee Hyun-Sung (Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center) Kim Moon-Soo (Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center) Lee Jong-Mog (Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center) Kim Jae-Hyun (Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center) Zo Jae-Ill (Center for Lung Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center) |
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