| Literature DB >> 19021963 |
Toshiaki Ohara1, Takahiro Oto, Kentaro Miyoshi, Hiroyuki Tao, Masaomi Yamane, Shinichi Toyooka, Megumi Okazaki, Hiroshi Date, Yoshifumi Sano.
Abstract
We report a successful case of sirolimus treatment for chylous pleural and peritoneal effusions of lymphangioleiomyomatosis after lung transplantation. A 32-year-old woman underwent living donor lung transplantation. Persistent chylous pleural and peritoneal effusions were seen postoperatively. Pleurodesis by intrathoracic injection of OK-432, minomycin, and somatostatine analog failed to control chylous effusions. However, sirolimus treatment reduced the amount of chylous drainage and improved both chylous pleural and peritoneal effusions.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19021963 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.062
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330