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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, chylous ascites, and diet

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  1. From the Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

    Elpidio Calvo PhD, Luis Amarillas PhD, Miguel A. Mateos MD, José L. Orradre PhD, Gerardo Gilsanz PhD, José L. Alvarez-Sala & Domingo Espinos FRCP(Edinburgh)

  2. Department of Pathology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain

    Elpidio Calvo PhD, Luis Amarillas PhD, Miguel A. Mateos MD, José L. Orradre PhD, Gerardo Gilsanz PhD, José L. Alvarez-Sala & Domingo Espinos FRCP(Edinburgh)

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Calvo, E., Amarillas, L., Mateos, M.A. et al. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, chylous ascites, and diet. Digest Dis Sci 41, 591–593 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02282346

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