title: [Chylothorax in the fetus and the neonate--guidelines for treatment].
abstract: Chylothorax is the most common pleural effusion in the fetus and the neonate. Actual treatment of chylothorax includes many different antenatal and postnatal therapeutical approaches. The authors present practical and summarized guide- lines for the treatment of chylothorax in the fetus and the neonate, including the new therapies somatostatin and octreotide.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Neonatologia, Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital de São João (HSJ). gusrocha@oninet.pt
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Hercília
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011379:Prognosis