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A new fetal therapy for chylothorax: pleurodesis with OK-432
T Okawa1, Y Takano, K Fujimori
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan. okawat@fmu.ac.jp
Abstract:
We present a case of pleurodesis by intrapleural injection of OK-432 for the treatment of fetal chylothorax at an early gestational age. OK-432 injection achieved rapid and effective control of pleural effusion with no adverse effects.