Favorable outcome of probably congenital chylothorax in a 2-month-old infant treated with continuous pleural drainage
Cataldo, F.; Viani, G.; Nasta, R.; Scotto, E.
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica Medical and Surgical Pediatrics 5(6): 619-622
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-5387 PMID: 6681071 Document Number: 216471
The authors report a case of a probably congenital chylothorax observed in a 2 months old infant. The more important aspects of the case are its rarity, the delay of appearance of the clinical symptoms, theirs mild entity, and the favourable result obtained with continuous pleural drainage.
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