chylothorax

[rt-rn]

I want to know about the different approaches toward chylothorax. treatments, failures, successes.surgical and pharmacological approaches.

[Agnieszka Domanska]

We have succesfully treated congenital chylothorax with somatostatin, I will send you soon some links to articles published recently.

[Agnieszka Domanska]

Chest. 1999 Sep;116(3):682-7. Links
Chylothorax in children: guidelines for diagnosis and management.Büttiker V, Fanconi S, Burger R.
And here are some more publications that may help you, the first one comes from our site
1: Eur J Pediatr. 2005 Mar;164(3):195-6. Epub 2004 Dec 21. Links
Somatostatin treatment of spontaneous chylothorax in an extremely low birth weight infant.Lauterbach R, Sczaniecka B, Koziol J, Knapczyk M.
PMID: 15611854 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE
2: J Paediatr Child Health. 2006 Jan-Feb;42(1-2):65-7. Links
Spontaneous neonatal chylothorax treated with octreotide.Siu SL, Lam DS.
3: J Perinatol. 2003 Oct;23(7):563-4. Links
Treatment of chylothorax in a premature infant using somatostatin.Goto M, Kawamata K, Kitano M, Watanabe K, Chiba Y.
4: An Pediatr (Barc). 2005 Sep;63(3):244-8. Links
[Use of somatostatin in five neonates with chylothorax][Article in Spanish]
González Santacruz M, Tarazona Fargueta JL, Muñoz Alvarez P, Mira Navarro J, Jiménez Cobo B.
5:J Korean Med Sci. 2005 Dec;20(6):947-51. Links
Somatostatin for postoperative chylothorax after surgery for children with congenital heart disease.Lim KA, Kim SH, Huh J, Kang IS, Lee HJ, Jun TG, Park PW.
6: Intensive Care Med. 2001 Jun;27(6):1083-6. Links
Somatostatin: a new therapeutic option for the treatment of chylothorax.Buettiker V, Hug MI, Burger R, Baenziger O.
7:Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Jul;30(1):49-53. Epub 2006 May 24. Links
The role of somatostatin in the treatment of persistent chylothorax in children.Cannizzaro V, Frey B, Bernet-Buettiker V.
Chest. 1999 Sep;116(3):682-7. Links
Chylothorax in children: guidelines for diagnosis and management.Büttiker V, Fanconi S, Burger R.

[rt-rn]

thank you very much for your input.harold