Postoperative chylous ascites in a neonate treated successfully with octreotide: bile sludge and cholestasis

Am J Perinatol. 2005 Nov;22(8):401-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-872588.

Abstract

We report a case of postoperative chylous ascites after surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in a full-term neonate. Treatment with subcutaneously administered octreotide resulted in rapid resolution of chylous effusion. Octreotide treatment had transient side effects, with bile sludge and cholestasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cholestasis / chemically induced
  • Cholestasis / physiopathology
  • Chylous Ascites / drug therapy*
  • Chylous Ascites / etiology
  • Chylous Ascites / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery*
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
  • Humans
  • Hyperbilirubinemia / chemically induced
  • Hyperbilirubinemia / physiopathology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Injections, Subcutaneous
  • Octreotide / adverse effects
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / drug therapy*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler

Substances

  • Octreotide