Korean J Pediatr.
2007 Mar;50(3):298-301. 10.3345/kjp.2007.50.3.298.
Two cases of postoperative chylothorax treated with parenteral octreotide and conservative therapy
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. ejchoi2@cu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- KMID: 2279251
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2007.50.3.298
Abstract
- Chylothorax is a rare complication following cardiac surgery for congenital heart diseases. Although conservative management is successful in the majority of cases, surgical intervention is required in a refractory one. Recently, subcutaneous or intravenous infusion of octreotide has been used as a safe treatment that helps avoiding surgical intervention. Herein, we report two cases of postoperative chylothorax treated with parenteral octreotide and conservative therapy.
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