rt-rn Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I want to know about the different approaches toward chylothorax. treatments, failures, successes.surgical and pharmacological approaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Agnieszka Domanska Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 We have succesfully treated congenital chylothorax with somatostatin, I will send you soon some links to articles published recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Agnieszka Domanska Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rt-rn Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 thank you very much for your input.harold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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