title: Successful treatment of neonatal chylothorax with octreotide.
abstract: Chylothorax is a relatively uncommon, but a common form of pleural effusion in the neonates. It may be either congenital or acquired. The efficacy of octreotide therapy for chylothorax is controversial. Herein the authors report successful suppression of chylothorax by octreotide in a newborn who had undergone thoracostomy tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. f_khatami@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Seyedeh Fatemeh
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Khatami
authors.forename: Pouya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parvaresh
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000009:adverse effects; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide