Spontaneous neonatal chylothorax treated with octreotide in Turkey: a case report.
Chylothorax, which is usually idiopathic, is the most common form of pleural effusion encountered in neonates. Herein we report a 2-week-old infant who had spontaneous chylothorax and was treated with octreotide. Neonatal chylothorax responded well to octreotide treatment, which appeared to shorten the duration of hospitalization. We conclude that octreotide should be considered in the treatment of neonatal chylothorax.
Sivasli
Ercan
E
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
Dogru
Deniz
D
Aslan
Ayse Tana
AT
Yurdakok
Murat
M
Tekinalp
Gulsevin
G
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003241:Consanguinity; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide