Affiliation:
1. Speransky Children’s Hospital No 9, Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation; Pirogov Russian Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation
2. Speransky Children’s Hospital No 9, Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation
Abstract
The present article is a literature review on etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, conservative and surgical treatment of chyloperitoneum in newborns. Chyloperitoneum is an extremely rare pathology in children and, not in all cases it is possible to find its cause. The management protocol for chyloperitoneum has not been developed. The most effective approach for managing this disease is a starvation pause, than transfer to full parenteral nutrition, administration of somatostatin (octreotide) and drainage of the abdominal cavity. Conservative therapy may take several months and, its effectiveness reaches 60-100%. Surgical treatment is aimed to indentify a focus of lymph leakage and its elimination; in severe cases, the fibrin glue is used.
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