Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Milky pleural effusion in a neonate and approach to investigating chylothorax

Udara Dilrukshi Senarathne, Ranmali Rodrigo, Bolonghoge Krishantha Trixy Priyankara DayanathUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura. Colombo North Teaching Hospital. University of Kelaniya.Sri Lanka British Medical Journals Case ReportsBMJ Case Rep 2021; 14: DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245576 AbstractNeonatal chylothorax is a rare presentation leading to significant respiratory distress, thus requiring timely diagnosis. A preterm neonate was resuscitated and ventilated, following which […]

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Dietary treatment of congenital chylothorax with skimmed breast milk

Michaela Höck, Alexander Höller, Marlene Hammerl, Karina Wechselberger, Jakob Krösslhuber, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Sabine Scholl-Bürgi, Daniela KarallMedical University of Innsbruck. Austria Italian Journal of PediatricsItal J Pediatr 2021; 47: DOI: 10.1186/s13052-021-01125-1 AbstractBackground: Congenital chylothorax (CC) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition in newborns. It is defined as an accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity. The few

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The use of high dose octreotide in management of neonatal chylothorax: Review

M. A. AlhasoonUnaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Qassim University.Saudi Arabia Journal of Neonatal and Perinatal MedicineJ Neonatal Perinatal Med 2021; 14: 457-461DOI: 10.3233/NPM-200644 AbstractBackground: Being a rare condition, the incidence of chylothorax among neonates is low, but the mortality rate is high. In a dire effort to reduce the risk of death, octreotide treatment

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Drugs in Focus: Octreotide Use in Children With Gastrointestinal Disorders

Emmanuel Mas, Osvaldo Borrelli, Ilse Broekaert, J. Martin de-Carpi, Jernej Dolinsek, Erasmo Miele, Corina Pienar, C. Ribes Koninckx, Ruth-Anne Thomassen, Mike Thomson, Christo Tzivinikos, Marc A. BenningaHôpital des Enfants and Université de Toulouse. Great Ormond Street Hospital. University Hospital Cologne and University of Cologne. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. University Medical Centre Maribor. University of

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Congenital Chylothorax and Hydrops Fetalis: A Novel Neonatal Presentation of RASA1 Mutation

Alessia Gallipoli, Gillian MacLean, Jagdeep S. Walia, Anupam SehgalQueen’s University.Canada PediatricsPediatrics 2021; 147: DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-011601 AbstractMutations in the RASA1 gene are known to cause arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), with evidence of associated lymphatic malformations. We report for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, an infant with RASA1 mutation presenting with hydrops fetalis and chylothorax, but without an associated

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Chylothorax in the neonate-A stepwise approach algorithm

Gustavo Rocha, Vanessa Arnet, Paulo Soares, Ana Cristina Gomes, Sandra Costa, Paula Guerra, Jorge Casanova, Ines AzevedoCentro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Universidade do Porto. Portugal Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2021; 56: 3093-310DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25601 AbstractBackground: Chylothorax in neonates results from leakage of lymph from thoracic lymphatic ducts and is mainly congenital or posttraumatic. The clinical course of the

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Pulmonary vasodilators can lead to various complications in pulmonary “arterial” hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

Ayako Chida‑Nagai, Koichi Sagawa, Takao Tsujioka, Takanori Fujimoto, Kota Taniguchi, Osamu Sasaki, Gaku Izumi, Hirokuni Yamazawa, Naoki Masaki, Atsushi Manabe, Atsuhito TakedaHokkaido University. Fukuoka Children’s Hospital. Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.Japan Heart and VesselsHeart Vessels 2020; 35: 1307-1315DOI: 10.1007/s00380-020-01604-1 AbstractCongenital heart disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CHD-PAH) is one of the major complications in patients with CHD. A timely closure of the left-to-right shunt will generally result

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A Case of Pulmonary Veno-occlusive Disease Following Hepatic Veno-occlusive Disease After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Neuroblastoma

Kyohei Isshiki, Karuko Shima, Fumito Yamazaki, Toshiki Takenouchi, Hiroyuki ShimadaKeio University School of MedicineJapan Journal od Pediatric Hematology OncologyJ Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2020; 42(7):e677-e679DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001566 AbstractPulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is an uncommon form of pulmonary hypertension that is usually difficult to diagnose and is refractory to conservative treatment. PVOD can occur in connection with high-dose chemotherapy

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Pulmonary hypertension secondary to pulmonary veno occlusive disease: Catastrophe in the catheterization laboratory

Anuj Sharma, Prashant Raviprakash Bobhate, Tanuja Karande, Ravindra Pawar, Snehal KulkarniKokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.India Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2020; 13: 377-379DOI: 10.4103/apc.APC_142_20 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Veno-occlusive Disease and Pulmonary Capillary HemangiomatosisDiagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Invasive TestingMedical Therapy. Adverse Effects or Lack of Adverse Effects Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular

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Valved reverse Potts shunt in a case of pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Swati Garekar, Talha Meeran, Shyam Dhake, Dhananjay MalankarFortis Hospital. India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryInd J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37: 89-92DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-00993-2 AbstractIdiopathic pulmonary hypertension has a predictably morbid natural history with an absence of a uniformly successful treatment strategy. We describe our palliative surgical strategy in a symptomatic teenager. A 16-year-old girl,

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