A Case of Congenital Chylothorax in a Premature Infant.
- Author:
Su Kyeong OH
1
;
Young Hye JEONG
;
Youn Jee CHOI
;
Soon Ok BYUN
;
Ji Sub OH
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congenital chylothorax;
Premature infant
- MeSH:
Chest Tubes;
Chylothorax*;
Drainage;
Gestational Age;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature*;
Lung;
Parturition;
Pleural Effusion;
Thorax;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
2001;44(4):460-463
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case of isolated fetal pleural effusion diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonogram in the 33th week of gestational age. Chest PA at birth showed massive pleural effusion in both lungs. The serous pleural fluid changed to a milky nature after feeding so we diagnosed it as congenital chylothorax. The infant was managed by chest tube drainage, NPO & TPN with good response and was discharged on the 28th hospital day. We report the case with a brief review of its related literature.
