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ReviewPediatric radiology2025

Complex lymphatic anomalies.

Dana Alkhulaifat, Karen I Ramirez-Suarez, Hansel J Otero, Jordan B Rapp, Abhay S Srinivasan, Christopher L Smith, David M Biko

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Review in Pediatric radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Diagnostic and management challenges in chylothorax: a case report of a 55-year-old man.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Dana AlkhulaifatDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. alkhulaifd@chop.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-1066-5279
Karen I Ramirez-SuarezDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Hansel J OteroDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jordan B RappDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Abhay S SrinivasanDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Christopher L SmithPerelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
David M BikoDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complex lymphatic anomalies are unique diseases marked by abnormal lymphatic vessel development and growth. Imaging is crucial in the evaluation and management of complex lymphatic anomalies, with dynamic contrast-enhanced MR lymphangiography emerging as a valuable modality for visualizing abnormal lymphatic structures and informing treatment decisions. This article gives an overview of complex lymphatic anomalies and their management strategies, focusing specifically on generalized lymphatic anomaly, Gorham-Stout disease, Kaposiform lymphangiomatosis, and central conducting lymphatic anomalies. Simple lymphatic diseases are beyond the scope of this review.

Indexed as

Lymphatic AbnormalitiesLymphographyMagnetic Resonance ImagingContrast MediaHumansContrast MediaLymphatic abnormalitiesLymphatic malformationsMagnetic resonance imagingPediatric radiology

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