Citation

Guleserian KJ, Gilchrist BF, Luks FI, Wesselhoeft CW, DeLuca FG. J. Pediatr. Surg. 1996; 31(12): 1696-1697.

Affiliation

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8986993

Abstract

Chylothorax is an uncommon condition that may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The authors report a case of traumatic chylothorax attributed to child abuse and describe our management with tube thoracostomy and nutritional support with medium-chain triglycerides. Child abuse should be suspected in any case of chylothorax when no other etiology is evident and particularly when other signs of abuse are present.

Language: en