TY - JOUR T1 - Intrapleural Streptokinase for the Treatment of Chylothorax JF - Respiratory Care SP - 1953 LP - 1955 DO - 10.4187/respcare.01207 VL - 56 IS - 12 AU - Yeh Chunn Kuan AU - Soon Hin How AU - Teck Han Ng AU - Mohammed Fauzi Abdul Rani Y1 - 2011/12/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/12/1953.abstract N2 - Chylothorax is suspected when milky white turbid fluid is obtained from thoracocentesis. Conservative management usually involves intercostal tube drainage, dietary restriction, and total parenteral nutrition. Surgery is indicated when conservative management fails. We describe a young woman with idiopathic chylothorax who failed conservative therapy but refused surgery. We instilled intrapleural streptokinase, which improved her condition. ER -