[Chylothorax in the fetus and the neonate--guidelines for treatment]

Gustavo Rocha; Paula Guerra; Inês Azevedo; Hercília Guimarães

doi:10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30356-1

[Chylothorax in the fetus and the neonate--guidelines for treatment]

Rev Port Pneumol. 2007 May-Jun;13(3):377-81. doi: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30356-1.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

Gustavo Rocha¹, Paula Guerra, Inês Azevedo, Hercília Guimarães

Affiliation

¹ Serviço de Neonatologia, Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital de São João (HSJ). gusrocha@oninet.pt

PMID: 17632676
DOI: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30356-1

Abstract

Chylothorax is the most common pleural effusion in the fetus and the neonate. Actual treatment of chylothorax includes many different antenatal and postnatal therapeutical approaches. The authors present practical and summarized guide- lines for the treatment of chylothorax in the fetus and the neonate, including the new therapies somatostatin and octreotide.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Chylothorax / diagnosis
Chylothorax / etiology
Chylothorax / therapy*
Fetal Diseases / diagnosis
Fetal Diseases / etiology
Fetal Diseases / therapy*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Prognosis