Successful Management of Refractory Chylothorax in Preterm Infants Using Hypertonic Glucose Pleurodesis
Neonatal chylothorax is a potentially fatal respiratory condition caused by a congenital or traumatic etiology. Conventional therapies, such as fasting, total parenteral nutrition, and intravenous octreotide, are generally successful in such cases; however, more invasive therapeutic measures, such a...
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| Main Authors: | Young Seok Do, Euiseok Jung, Sung Hyeon Park, Jeong Min Lee, Ha Na Lee, Jiyoon Jeong, Soo Hyun Kim, Byong Sop Lee, Ki Soo Kim, Ellen Ai-Rhan Kim |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Neonatology
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Neonatal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.neo-med.org/upload/pdf/nm-2024-31-3-73.pdf |
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