Multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of a newborn child with chylotorax

Abstract

Chylothorax in children is a fairly rare but at the same time serious pathology. Accumulation of a large amount of fluid in the pleural cavity leads to the development of respiratory, cardiovascular failure, and even death. In some children, this process can be initiated even before birth. The main components in the treatment of chylothorax are as follows: conservative measures aimed at reducing the amount of chyle, paracentesis, and drainage of the pleural cavity, mini-invasive surgery. To date, universal approaches to the management of patients with chylothorax have not been fully developed, there are no common diagnostic algorithms, terms, and optimal treatment tactics. There are only a few publications on this issue in literature, which are descriptive in nature and based on a small number of observations. The low prevalence of chylothorax in newborn infants, different etiology, various pathogenetic mechanisms of the disease make it difficult to conduct large-scale randomized trials in this area that would fully meet the modern requirements of evidence-based medicine. In this article, the authors demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach to treating a child with congenital chylothorax.

Diagnosis and treatment of lymphatic malformations: experience of the surgical department for newborns and infants

“…Цель работы -проанализировать собственный опыт диагностики и лечения лимфатических мальформаций в хирургическом отделении новорождённых и детей грудного возраста. Детям с кистозными ЛМФ объём хирургического лечения был выбран в зависимости от локализации образования [29][30][31].…”