yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 3 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglishJanuary-April 2024NNY20240511ArticleRole of octreotide in the management of chylous pleural effusion in children: Experience with two casesEnglishY6667Sandip KumarRahul1EnglishNRupeshKeshri1EnglishYDigamberChaubey2EnglishY10.32677/yjm.v3i1.4432We 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.Englishhttps://www.yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=105References1619Sahin Y, Aydin D. Congenital chylothorax treated with octreotide. Indian J Pediatr. 2005;72(10):885-8.Ryckman F, Rosenkrantz J. Thoracic surgical problems in infancy and childhood.and;nbsp;Surg Clin North Amand;nbsp;1985; 65:1423and;ndash;54.Dubin PJ, Kind IN, Gallagher PG. Congenital chylothorax.and;nbsp;Curr Opin Pediatrand;nbsp;2000; 12:505and;ndash;9.Alvarez JR, Kalache KD, Grauel EL. Management of spontaneous congenital chylothorax: oral medium chain triglycerides versus total parenteral nutrition.and;nbsp;Am J of Perinatoland;nbsp;1999; 16:415and;ndash;20Kugelman A, Gonen R, Bader D. Potential role of high-frequency ventilation in the treatment of severe congenital pleural effusion.and;nbsp;Pediatr Pulmonoland;nbsp;2000; 29:404and;ndash;8.Selle JG, Snyder III WH, Schreiber JT. Chylothorax: indications for surgery.and;nbsp;Ann Surgand;nbsp;1973; 177:245and;ndash;9.Engum SA, Rescoria FJ, West KW, et al. The use of pleuroperitoneal shunts in the management of persistent chylothorax in infants.and;nbsp;J Pediat Surgand;nbsp;1999; 34:286and;ndash;90.Cheung Y, Leung M, Yip M. Octreotide for treatment of postoperative chylothorax.and;nbsp;J Pediatrand;nbsp;2001; 139:157and;ndash;9.Pratap U, Slavik Z, Ofoe V, et al. Octreotide to treat post-operative chylothorax after cardiac operations in children.and;nbsp;Ann Thorac Surgand;nbsp;2001; 72:1740and;ndash;42.Rosti L, Bini RM, Chessa M, et al. The effectiveness of octreotide in the treatment of post-operative chylothorax. Eur J Pediatr 2002; 161:149-50.Al-Zubairy SA, Al-Jazairi AS. Octreotide as a therapeutic option for management of chylothorax. Ann Pharmacother 2003; 37:679-82.Stefanidis C, el Nakadi I, Huynh CH, et al Benign thoracic schwannoma and postoperative chylothorax: case report and review of the of the literature. Acta Chir Belg 1994;94,105-109.Habas E, Farfar K, Errayes A, et al. Updates on the pathophysiology and therapies of chylous pleural effusion: A narrative review. Yemen J Med. 2023;2(3):145-150.