The Role of Somatostatin Treatment in the Management of Chylous Fistula after Neck Dissection

Chylous fistula is a serious complication of neck dissection. The use of somatostatin after neck surgery, has been described in literature. Because of the absence of definitive guidelines, reporting of our experience in three cases may guide the surgeons to overcome this life threatening complicatio...

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Main Authors: Nilda Süslü, Bülent Sözeri, Ali Şefik Hoşal, Metin Demircin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2014-03-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-role-of-somatostatin-treatment-in-the-manageme/43401