Treatment and outcomes of chylothorax in children: 20-year experience of a single institute.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chylothorax is an uncommon cause of pleural effusion in children. This study aimed to determine the characteristics, treatment strategies, and outcomes of chylothorax in children from a single institute.

Methods

The 65 episodes of chylothorax in patients aged 0-15 years who were diagnosed and received treatment in Songklanagarind Hospital between January 2001 and December 2020 were retrospectively review and analyzed.

Results

Of the 65 episodes, 80% were postoperative chylothorax, and were mostly related to cardiac surgery. The most common treatment strategy employed was dietary modification (64.6%). Octreotide was used as adjunctive therapy in 33.8%. Most cases of chylothorax were successfully treated by conservative treatment, while 10.7% required surgica

SUBMITTER: Ruangnapa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641314 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature