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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2007;50(3):298-301. Published online March 15, 2007.

Two cases of postoperative chylothorax treated with parenteral octreotide and conservative therapy

Eun Jin EJ Choi¹, Sub S Lee²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
²Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Correspondence Eun Jin EJ Choi ,Email: ejchoi2@cu.ac.kr

Abstract

Chylothorax is a rare complication following cardiac surgery for congenital heart diseases. Although conservative management is successful in the majority of cases, surgical intervention is required in a refractory one. Recently, subcutaneous or intravenous infusion of octreotide has been used as a safe treatment that helps avoiding surgical intervention. Herein, we report two cases of postoperative chylothorax treated with parenteral octreotide and conservative therapy.

Keywords :Chylothorax , Postoperative Complications , Octreotide , Parenteral