title: Is oral nutritional therapy effective for the treatment of chylothorax? A case report.
abstract: We report a case of a female patient who underwent corrective aortic coarctation surgery that progressed to chylothorax on the fifth postoperative day. Because the patient was clinically stable and had a functioning digestive tract, the nutritional team decided to treat her by oral nutritional support with a low-lipid diet, rich in medium-chain triacylglycerols. After 20 d, the patient returned to her habitual home diet and did not develop pleural spilling, showing full healing of the thoracic duct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Hospital of the School of Medicine of Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. juliana@infonet.com.br
authors.forename: Juliana Deh Carvalho
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Vivian Miguel Marques
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Suen
authors.forename: Júlio Sérgio
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Marchini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides