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Somatostatin for intractable postoperative chylothorax in a premature infant
- Source :
- Pediatric Surgery International. 21:390-391
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2005.
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Abstract
- A premature infant of 31 weeks' gestation underwent repair of an oesophageal atresia, distal tracheo-oesophageal fistula and anal stenosis. A lymphatic leak was noted at the time of surgery. Chylous drainage persisted and an intravenous infusion of somatostatin was begun. The volume of chyle drained fell dramatically within the first 24 h and was negligible by the 5th day of treatment. No reaccumulation of the chylothorax was seen after the cessation of somatostatin. To our knowledge this is the youngest reported child in whom somatostatin has been used successfully in treating a postoperative chylothorax.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Chyle
Fistula
Chylothorax
Postoperative Complications
Anal stenosis
Pediatric surgery
medicine
Humans
Esophageal Atresia
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Rectum
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Hormones
Surgery
Somatostatin
Atresia
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Gestation
business
Infant, Premature
Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14379813 and 01790358
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric Surgery International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....53dad40bb34decc47da96a6601bb1643