| Literature DB >> 11445812 |
Y Cheung 1, M P Leung, M Yip .
Abstract
Two infants who developed chylothorax after surgery for congenital heart disease were treated successfully with subcutaneous octreotide. Apart from reducing chyle output, octreotide decreased the triglyceride content of the pleural fluid.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11445812 DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2001.115572
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406