Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2012; 18(43): 6333-6337
Published online Nov 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i43.6333
Octreotide in Hennekam syndrome-associated intestinal lymphangiectasia
Siham Al Sinani, Yusria Al Rawahi, Hamed Abdoon
Siham Al Sinani, Yusria Al Rawahi, Hamed Abdoon, Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman
Author contributions: Al Sinani S participated in study concept, analysis of data, preparing the initial and final draft of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content and manuscript submission; Al Rawahi Y collected data and participated in the first draft of the case reports; Abdoon H cared for and started the first patient on octreotide.
Correspondence to: Siham Al Sinani, MD, FAAP, FRCPC, Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al Khod, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman. siham_ss@hotmail.com
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Received: September 6, 2011
Revised: April 23, 2012
Accepted: August 15, 2012
Published online: November 21, 2012
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