Pulmonary Lymphatic Disorders

The usefulness of OK-432 for the treatment of postoperative chylothorax in a low-birth-weight infant with trisomy 18

Yoshiaki Takahashi, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Takashi Kobayashi, Yuhki Arai, Toshiyuki Ohyama, Naoki Yokota, Koichi Saito, Yu Sugai, Shoichi TakanoNiigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences.Japan Clinical Case ReportsClin Case Rep 2022; 10: DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5844 AbstractChylothorax is a rare but life-threatening condition in neonates. We herein report the successful use of OK-432 for a low-birth-weight infant with trisomy 18 who developed refractory chylothorax after thoracic […]

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Detection of Chyle Leakage Site With Lymphoscintigraphy SPECT/CT in a Patient With Chylothorax Secondary to T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Selin Kesim, Salih Ozguven, Kevser Oksuzoglu, Tanju Yusef ErdilMarmara University Istanbul Pendik Training and Research Hospital.Turkey Clinical Nuclear MedicineClin Nucl Med 2022; 47: e59-e60DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003708 AbstractWe present a pediatric case with T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia and persistent chylothorax who was referred to lymphoscintigraphy to identify the site of leakage. Planar lymphoscintigraphy with SPECT/CT revealed hot spots at

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Paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome: consider the role of lymphatics

Mimi Lu, Elena Cavazzoni, Hiran Selvadurai, Juerg Martin BurrenChildren’s Hospital at Westmead. University of Sydney Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health. Australia British Medical Journal Case ReportsBMJ Case Rep 2022; 15: DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245543 AbstractWe present a case of a 7-day-old male infant with severe respiratory disease requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy with evidence of lymphangiectasia

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Lymphangiography as a Treatment for Refractory Congenital Chylothorax Due to RASopathies: A Report of Two Cases

Naoya Kinota, Hiroshi Kodama, Taiki Moriyama, Junichi Taniguchi, Mitsunari Maruyama, Atsushi Ogasawara, Yasukazu Kako, Kaoru Kobayashi, Haruyuki Takaki, Akio Shibata, Kyoko Minagawa, Yasuhiro Takeshima, Koichiro YamakadoHyogo College of Medicine. Ashiya Municipal Hospital. Shimane University.Japan Interventional RadiologyInterv Radiol 2022; 7: 17-20DOI: 10.22575/interventionalradiology.2021-0014 AbstractIn this study, we report two cases in which intranodal lymphangiography helped improve congenital chylothorax

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Etilefrine infusion for idiopathic chyle leakage in a critically ill child

Saki Kinoshita, Kazuhiro Shoya, Akihiro Shimotakahara, Hiroshi Hataya, Osamu SaitoTokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center.Japan Pediatrics InternationalPediatr Int 2022; 64: DOI: 10.1111/ped.14850 AbstractNo abstract CategoryPulmonary Lymphatic DiseaseSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication Article AccessFree PDF File or

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Sirolimus efficacy in the treatment of critically ill infants with congenital primary chylous effusions

Shreva Agarwal, Berkley Kingman Anderson, Priya Mahajan, Caraciolo J. Fernandes, Judith F. Margolin, Ionela IacobasTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Pediatric Blood and CancerPediatr Blood Cancer 2022; 69: DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29510 AbstractBackground: Chylothorax can be a presenting symptom of complex lymphatic anomaly in children and is associated with significant respiratory morbidity. Historically, the traditional pharmacological

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Intranodal lipiodol injection for the treatment of chyle leak in children – a preliminary experience

Amit Gupta, Priyanka Naranje, Zainab Vora, Raju Sharma, Manisha Jana, Ashu Seith Bhalla, Pallavi Sinha, Rohan Malik, Prabudh Goel, Anjan Dhua, Devasenathipathy KandasamyAll India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia British Journal of RadiologyBr J Radiol 2022; 95: DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20211270 AbstractObjective: To assess the effectiveness of intranodal lymphangiography using ethiodised oil (Lipiodol; Guerbet Japan, Tokyo, Japan) for the treatment

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A Unique Shunt For Treatment Of A Postoperative Chylothorax

Rita Costa, Tiago Magalhaes, Gustavo Rocha, Pedro Fernandes, Elson SalgueiroUniversity Hospital Center of São João.Portugal Portuguese Journal of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular SurgeryPort J Card Thorac Vasc Surg 2022; 29: 63-65DOI: 10.48729/pjctvs.304 AbstractPostoperative chylothorax can be a serious complication. We report on the case of a neonate who had a postoperative chylothorax immediately after esophageal surgery

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Management of refractory chylothorax in the neonatal intensive care unit: A 22-year experience

Yoshiaki Takahashi, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Takashi Kobayashi, Yuhki Arai, Toshiyuki Ohyama, Naoki Yokota, Koichi Saito, Yu Sugai, Shoichi TakanoNiigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental SciencesJapan Pediatric InternationalPediatr Int 2022; 64: DOI: 10.1111/ped.15043 AbstractBackground: The aim was to assess the therapeutic strategy of patients with chylothorax in a neonatal intensive care unit.Methods: Twenty-eight infants with chylothorax were included

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Lymphatic anomalies during lifetime in patients with Noonan syndrome: Retrospective cohort study

Jessie W. Swarts, Lotte E. R. Kleimeier, Erika K. S. M. Leenders, Tuula Rinne, Willemijn M. Klein, Jos M. T. DraaismaAmalia Children’s Hospital, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences and Radboud University Medical CenterNetherlands American Journal of Medical Genetics AAm J Med Genet A 2022; 188: 3242-3261DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62955 AbstractNoonan syndrome (NS) has been associated with an increased

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