Erschienen in:
22.04.2019 | Scientific Letter
Heparin in Congenital Chylothorax and Chylous Ascites
verfasst von:
María Soriano-Ramos, Elena Orellana-Felis, María Teresa Moral-Pumarega, María López-Maestro, Concepción de Alba-Romero, Alberto Galindo-Izquierdo, Carmen Rosa Pallás-Alonso
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 7/2019
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Excerpt
To the Editor: Congenital chylothorax (CCT) is a rare life-threatening disease with major morbidity and mortality [
1,
2]. No case has been reported regarding the use of heparin for treatment of refractory CCT and congenital chylous ascites (CCA). We report one case each of CCT and CCA where management with intravenous heparin was successful. …