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Chylothorax secondary to catheter related thrombosis successfully treated with heparin
Author(s) -
Siu Sylvia LY,
Yang Janet YK,
Hui John PK,
Li Rever CH,
Cheng Vinson YW,
Cheung Tammy WY,
Kwong Albert NS
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01936.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chylothorax , thrombosis , surgery , catheter , complication , heparin , central venous catheter , venous thrombosis , low molecular weight heparin
It has been well recognized that intra‐thoracic surgery is a major cause of chylothorax in the newborn period; however, catheter‐related thrombosis could also be a cause. We report a preterm baby who presented with right chylothorax secondary to venous thrombosis postinadvertent right internal jugular vein catheterization. The complication resolved with drainage, catheter removal and low molecular weight heparin. The literature on neonatal chylothorax and thrombosis and case reports reporting thrombosis‐related chylothorax that have been successfully treated with anticoagulation are reviewed.