Dietary treatment of congenital chylothorax with skimmed breast milk

• Main Authors: Michaela Höck (Author), Alexander Höller (Author), Marlene Hammerl (Author), Karina Wechselberger (Author), Jakob Krösslhuber (Author), Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer (Author), Sabine Scholl-Bürgi (Author), Daniela Karall (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Congenital chylothorax (CC) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition in newborns. It is defined as an accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity. The few publications regarding medical management and therapeutic dietary intervention motivated us to share our experien...