title: Postoperative chylous ascites in a neonate treated successfully with octreotide: bile sludge and cholestasis.
abstract: We report a case of postoperative chylous ascites after surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in a full-term neonate. Treatment with subcutaneously administered octreotide resulted in rapid resolution of chylous effusion. Octreotide treatment had transient side effects, with bile sludge and cholestasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreou
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papouli
authors.forename: Vaso
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papavasiliou
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Badouraki
mesh_terms: D002779:Cholestasis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D015282:Octreotide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D015282:Octreotide