title: Skimmed milk preparation in management of congenital chylothorax.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Treatment for congenital chylothorax is based on adequate drainage of the pleural fluid and total parenteral nutrition followed by re-establishment of feeds using medium-chain-triglycerides based milk formulas which are expensive and not easily available.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two newborns (one term and one preterm) with congenital chylothorax.
  
  
  METHODS
  Skimmed milk preparation for enteral nutrition to provide high protein and low fat diet.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successful resolution of chylothorax.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Skimmed milk preparation may be used for enteral nutrition of babies with congenital chylothorax where other feeding alternatives or commercial formulas are either not successful or are not available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology and *Dietetics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Correspondence to: Dr. Sridhar Santhanam, Professor, Department of Neonatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. santhanamsridhar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Mahendri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tete
authors.forename: Sridhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santhanam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy; D005260:Female; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk