PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yeh Chunn Kuan
AU  - Soon Hin How
AU  - Teck Han Ng
AU  - Mohammed Fauzi Abdul Rani
TI  - Intrapleural Streptokinase for the Treatment of Chylothorax
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.01207
DP  - 2011 Dec 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 1953--1955
VI  - 56
IP  - 12
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/12/1953.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/12/1953.full
AB  - 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.