[Favorable outcome of probably congenital chylothorax in a 2-month-old infant treated with continuous pleural drainage].
The authors report a case of a probably congenital chylothorax observed in a 2 months old infant. The more important aspects of the case are its rarity, the delay of appearance of the clinical symptoms, theirs mild entity, and the favourable result obtained with continuous pleural drainage.
D002916:Chylothorax / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010994:Pleura; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors
Evoluzione favorevole di chilotorace verosimilmente congenito in un lattante di 2 mesi curato con drenaggio pleurico continuo.