[Congenital chylothorax treated with video-assisted thoracic surgery].
A 35-day-old female was referred to our department because of congenital chylothorax. Medical treatment with dietary restriction was undertaken for 5 weeks without resolution of the effusion. A video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed. The mediastinal pleura was covered with fibrin glue. The postoperative course was satisfactory. She was discharged with resolution of the effusion. Video-assisted thoracic surgery offers an effective means of treating chylothorax.
Miura
K
K
Department of Chest Surgery, Takamatsu Red-cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.
Yoshizawa
K
K
Tamaki
M
M
Okumura
K
K
Okada
M
M
D002916:Chylothorax / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*