2004 JAN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Argon plasma coagulation and fibrin glue have proven effective at resolving severe chylothorax in a premature infant.
"Post-traumatic neonatal chylothorax is a rare entity," scientists in France explained. "Management includes medical and surgical treatment."
N. Rifai and colleagues at CHRU Lille described their experience with "a newborn who developed a severe chylothorax after repair of an oesophageal atresia."
"The chylothorax was treated successfully by a combination of argon beam coagulation of the mediastinum and fibrin glue application," according to the report. "However, the patient developed …
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