title: Conservative management of persistent pleural effusion using somatostatin.
abstract: Persistent pleural effusion developed in an 81-year-old man with acute pulmonary edema due to myocardial dysfunction. Daily chest tube drainage was 1,000 to 1,400 mL. Despite total parenteral nutrition and albumin supplementation, drainage did not decrease. However, continuous infusion of a somatostatin analog was effective in controlling the effusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Makabe Hospital, Yamoto, Miyagi, Japan. khaneda@itokukai.or.jp
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haneda
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: Tsunenori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katakura
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000150:complications; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D013004:Somatostatin; D015282:Octreotide