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Original Article

Efficacy and safety of oral sildenafil in treatment of pediatric head and neck lymphatic malformations

Shengcai WangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; ;Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; View further author information
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Jie ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; ;Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; View further author information
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Wentong GeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; ;Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; View further author information
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Yuanhu LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; ;Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; View further author information
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Yongli GuoBeijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; View further author information
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Yue LiuDepartment of Radiology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR ChinaView further author information
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Ning WangDepartment of Radiology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR ChinaView further author information
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Yuzhu HeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; ;Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; View further author information
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Jun TaiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; ;Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Xin NiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; ;Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 674-678 | Received 04 Oct 2016, Accepted 02 Dec 2016, Published online: 17 Jan 2017

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