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Treatment with OK-432 for persistent congenital chylothorax in newborn infants resistant to octreotide
Eiji Matsukuma1, Yusuke Aoki, Miho Sakai
1The Department of Pediatrics, Nagara Medical Center, Gifu 502-8558, Japan.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|March 24, 2009
Abstract:
Chylothorax is a relatively uncommon condition defined as an abnormal collection of lymphatic fluid within the pleural space. We are reporting the use of OK-432 for treatment of prolonged idiopathic congenital chylothorax in 2 newborn infants who failed to respond to conservative medical therapy, including octreotide injection.
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