[Treatment of a persistent postoperative chylothorax with octreotide].
Chylothorax is a serious postoperative complication in the field of thoracic surgery. To treat refractory chylothorax, various methods including surgery are employed. In this study, we report a patient with refractory chylothorax in whom treatment with octreotide acetate was successful, although the chylorrhea site could not be determined during additional thoracotomy.
Miura
Kazuhiro
K
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
Ono
H
H
Endou
H
H
Nagata
T
T
Kougo
M
M
Oono
M
M
Andou
T
T
Murakami
H
H
Kobayashi
T
T
Chikada
M
M
Makuuchi
H
H
D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D015282:Octreotide