The effectiveness of octreotide in the treatment of post-operative chylothorax.
Chylothorax may be spontaneous or a complication of thoracic surgery. Treatment of this potentially harmful condition is not well established and may comprise dietary interventions and surgery. Somatostatin seems effective in the management of chylothorax, although its mechanism of action is unclear.


CONCLUSIONS
octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, may be effective in the treatment of post-operative chylothorax.
Rosti
Luca
L
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Istituto Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (Milano), Italy. lrosti@tiscalinet.it
Bini
Roberta M
RM
Chessa
Massimo
M
Butera
Gianfranco
G
Drago
Manuela
M
Carminati
Mario
M
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D015282:Octreotide