Postoperative Chylous Ascites in a Neonate Treated Successfully with Octreotide: Bile Sludge and Cholestasis

Abstract

We report a case of postoperative chylous ascites after surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in a full-term neonate. Treatment with subcutaneously administered octreotide resulted in rapid resolution of chylous effusion. Octreotide treatment had transient side effects, with bile sludge and cholestasis.