SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL CHYLOUS ASCITES WITH A SOMATOSTATIN ANALOG

Authors
CATY MG HILFIKER ML AZIZKHAN RG GLICK PL
Citation
Mg. Caty et al., SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL CHYLOUS ASCITES WITH A SOMATOSTATIN ANALOG, Pediatric surgery international, 11(5-6), 1996, pp. 396-397
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric surgery international → ACNP
ISSN journal
01790358
Volume
11
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
396 - 397
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(1996)11:5-6<396:STOCCA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Congenital chylous ascites (CCA) results from maldevelopment of the in tra-abdominal lymphatic system. Newborns present with respiratory dist ress and abdominal distention. Medical treatment of CCA is often prolo nged, A newborn with CCA was treated with octreotide, a somatostatin a nalogue, resulting in rapid and complete resolution of the ascites.