title: [Treatment of a persistent postoperative chylothorax with octreotide].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endou
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kougo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oono
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Andou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chikada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015282:Octreotide