A case of congenital chylothorax treated by pleuroperitoneal drainage.
A congenital chylothorax that necessitated recurrent pleural taps was successfully treated by a pleuroperitoneal shunt that was inserted when the infant was 28 days old. Further thoracentesis was avoided and failure to thrive was overcome.
Department of Paediatrics, University of Keele, North Staffordshire Hospital Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
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H
Hartmann
M P
MP
Samuels
J P
JP
Noyes
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P
Goldstraw
D S
DS
Brookfield
D P
DP
Southall
D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010537:Peritoneum; D010994:Pleura; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography