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Octreotide in the treatment of neonatal postoperative chylothorax : report of t...

Chylothorax is a well-recognized omplication after neonatal cardiothoracic surgery. Management strategies include cessation of enteral feedings, repeated aspiration, chest drainage, and total parenteral nutrition. Somatostatin and its analogue, octreotide, have been used with promising results. The authors present three cases of neonatal postoperative chylothorax in which ctreotide was used. After literature ...