Primary Pulmonary Lymphatic Disease

Staged Management of Congenital Chylothorax With Hydrops Fetalis: An Insight Into EXIT Related Procedures

Hung-Lin Tai, Tze Yee Diane Mok, An-Shine Chao, Shih-Ming Chu, Reyin LienSaint Paul’s Hospital. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital. Chang Gung Medical Center and Chang Gung University.Taiwan Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2021; DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.633051 AbstractBackground: Idiopathic congenital chylothorax is a rare but serious disease. Advancement in perinatal care and the renovated treatment modalities […]

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Outcomes of neonatal chylous effusions: A 20-year west-Australian tertiary center experience

A. Anvekar, G. Athalye-Jape, H. Panchal, S. Rao, R. KohanFiona Stanley Hospital. King Edward Memorial Hospital. Perth Children Hospital.Australia LymphologyLymphology 2021; 54: 204-213DOI Not Available AbstractNeonatal chylous effusions are rare entity with limited evidence-based management. We conducted a retrospective review of neonates admitted to King Edward Memorial and Princess Margaret/Perth Children’s Hospital over 20 years

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Management of Spontaneous Chylothorax in a Neonate: A Medical Challenge

Irfan Ullah , Shahzad Rauf , Jahanzeb Malik , Kiran Shafiq Khan , Abdul Wali KhanKabir Medical College. Khyber Medical University. Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology. Dow University of Health Sciences. College of Physician and Surgeons Pakistan. Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. Pakistan CureusCureus 2021; 13: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12942 AbstractChylothorax or collection of lymphatic fluid in the pleural space

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Use of Propranolol in the Treatment of Chylous Effusions in Infants

Kaitlin Mitchell, Angela Weiner, Patricia Ramsay, Mitali SahniPediatrix Medical Group of Nevada and University of Nevada.United States PediatricsPediatrics 2021; 148: DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-049699 AbstractChylothorax and chyloperitoneum are rare in infants and challenging to definitively diagnose by using current criteria extrapolated from the adult population. They can be of primary or secondary etiologies, including congenital lymphatic malformations and

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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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