[Treatment of a persistent postoperative chylothorax with octreotide].

ABSTRACT

Chylothorax is a serious postoperative complication in the field of thoracic surgery. To treat refractory chylothorax, various methods including surgery are employed. In this study, we report a patient with refractory chylothorax in whom treatment with octreotide acetate was successful, although the chylorrhea site could not be determined during additional thoracotomy.