Erschienen in:
01.03.2005 | Correspondence
Somatostatin treatment of spontaneous chylothorax in an extremely low birth weight infant
verfasst von:
Ryszard Lauterbach, Bozena Sczaniecka, Justyna Koziol, Marta Knapczyk
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 3/2005
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Excerpt
Sir: Chylothorax in a premature infant is a relatively rare complication; however, the disease may cause significant breathing difficulty and may even necessitate the use of ventilatory support [
2]. Patients may suffer from massive lymph drainage causing significant losses of fluid, protein and lymphocytes. We report a case of chylothorax which occurred suddenly on the 98th day after birth and was treated successfully with continuous intravenous infusion of octreotide. …