Octreotide treatment in a neonate with non-chylous pleural effusion

Autor:	Salih Kalay, Osman Oztekin, Gonul Tezel, Burak Emre Demir, Mustafa Akcakuş, Nihal Oygur
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Neonate non-chylous pleural effusion octreotide Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811
Zdroj:	African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 374-376 (2013)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0189-6725 0974-5998
DOI:	10.4103/0189-6725.125452
Popis:	Fetal pleural effusion is a rare condition. While it may regress spontaneously, it may also continue up to the post-natal period. This condition may be treated by thoracentesis, thoracoabdominal shunt application and pleurodesis in the intrauterine period while thoracentesis or tube thoracostomy may be used in the post-natal period. In cases where the fluid is defined to represent chylothorax, octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, may be administered for treatment. In this case report, we discussed the outcomes of treatment with octreotide administered in a neonatal case under follow-up due to fetal pleural effusion and with non-chylous ascites detected in the post-natal period.
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