title: Spontaneous neonatal chylothorax treated with octreotide in Turkey: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sivasli
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dogru
authors.forename: Ayse Tana
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yurdakok
authors.forename: Gulsevin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tekinalp
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide