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Case Reports
. 1994 Feb;32(2):199-203.

[A case of idiopathic chylothorax--successful pleurodesis with OK-432]

[Article in Japanese]
H Yamaguchi  1 , K Kawano, H Mukae, A Sakamoto, S Matsukura
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  • PMID: 8164411
Case Reports

[A case of idiopathic chylothorax--successful pleurodesis with OK-432]

[Article in Japanese]
H Yamaguchi et al. Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1994 Feb.

Abstract

A 73-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of left pleural effusion. Chyle was obtained by thoracocentesis. Because there was no organic lesion to cause chylothorax, idiopathic chylothorax was diagnosed. Her condition improved by chest-tube drainage and pleurodesis with intrapleural injection of OK-432. We report a rare case of idiopathic chylothorax and conclude that pleurodesis with intrapleural injection of OK432 is very useful for the treatment of idiopathic chylothorax.

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