title: [Octreotide for conservative management of postoperative chylothorax].
abstract: Postoperative chylothorax after lung resection is a major problem leading to morbidity and mortality and requiring reoperation in a large number of cases. The most advisable and least aggressive option is conservative management in progressive stages: a diet rich in medium-chain fatty acids and/or total parenteral nutrition, in addition to chest tube drainage. Including octreotide in this regimen seems to be related to a higher success rate without the need for surgery. We report a case in which the effectiveness and safety of octreotide in the resolution of postoperative chylothorax was excellent.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. ABELITOV@yahoo.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez-Caro Andrés
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marrón Fernández
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Moradiellos Díez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Díaz-Hellín Gude
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pérez Antón
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martín de Nicolás
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide