Successful treatment of congenital chylous ascites with a somatostatin analogue.
Congenital chylous ascites (CCA) results from maldevelopment of the intra-abdominal lymphatic system. Newborns present with respiratory distress and abdominal distention. Medical treatment of CCA is often prolonged. A newborn with CCA was treated with octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, resulting in rapid and complete resolution of the ascites.
Children's Hospital of Buffalo, University of Buffalo, State University of New York, 219 Bryant Street, 14222, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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