Role of octreotide in the management of chylous pleural effusion in children: Experience with two cases

Sandip Kumar Rahul¹, Rupesh Keshri¹, Digamber Chaubey²

DOI: 10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4432

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4432

Publish Date: 11-05-2024

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Pages: 66 - 67

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¹Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, 
²Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India

Abstract

We would like to report the successful use of octreotide in the treatment of chylothorax secondary to non-cardiac surgery in two children. We would also like to emphasize that conservative treatment with chest tubes, parenteral nutrition, and octreotide is simple and is the initial treatment in most cases, whereas surgical intervention is only required secondarily.

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