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[A case of idiopathic chylothorax--successful pleurodesis with OK-432].
Hideki Yamaguchi, Kenji Kawano, Hiroshi Mukae, Akira Sakamoto, Shigeru Matsukura
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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.