The usefulness of OK-432 for the treatment of postoperative chylothorax in a low-birth-weight infant with trisomy 18.

Yoshiaki TakahashiYoshiaki KinoshitaTakashi KobayashiYuhki AraiToshiyuki OhyamaNaoki YokotaKoichi SaitoYu SugaiShoichi Takano

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

Chylothorax is a rare but life-threatening condition in neonates. We herein report the successful use of OK-432 for a low-birth-weight infant with trisomy 18 who developed refractory chylothorax after thoracic surgery. Increasing the concentration of OK-432 seems useful in cases with a lot of pleural effusion.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
thoracic surgery
preterm birth
combination therapy
smoking cessation