Somatostatin in the treatment of chylothorax

N J Demos; J Kozel; J E Scerbo

doi:10.1378/chest.119.3.964

Somatostatin in the treatment of chylothorax

Chest. 2001 Mar;119(3):964-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.119.3.964.

Authors

N J Demos¹, J Kozel, J E Scerbo

Affiliation

¹ St. Mary Hospital, Hoboken, NJ, USA.

PMID: 11243984
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.3.964

Abstract

A case report is presented of spontaneous chylothorax successfully treated by conservative means. The helpful role of the inhibitory peptide, octreotide, is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Chylothorax / drug therapy*
Female
Hormones / therapeutic use*
Humans
Octreotide / therapeutic use*

Substances

Hormones
Octreotide