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Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 3/2004

01-03-2004 | Short Report

Prolonged survival in alveolar capillary dysplasia syndrome

Authors: Christoph Licht, Sabine Schickendantz, Narayanswami Sreeram, Georg Arnold, Rainer Rossi, Anne Vierzig, Udo Mennicken, Bernhard Roth

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 3/2004

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Survival for up to 101 days is reported in an infant with congenital alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD) with misalignment of pulmonary veins using inhaled nitric oxide thereby offering the prospect of survival until lung transplantation can be performed. …
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Metadata
Title
Prolonged survival in alveolar capillary dysplasia syndrome
Authors
Christoph Licht
Sabine Schickendantz
Narayanswami Sreeram
Georg Arnold
Rainer Rossi
Anne Vierzig
Udo Mennicken
Bernhard Roth
Publication date
01-03-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 3/2004
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-003-1385-6

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