SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF PLASTIC BRONCHITIS WITH LOW FAT DIET AND SUBSEQUENT THORACIC DUCT LIGATION IN CHILD WITH FONTAN PHYSIOLOGY
- K Parikh
- MH Witte
- R Samson
- M Teodori
- J.B Carpenter
- M.C Lowe
- W Morgan
- C Hardin
- M Brown
- Y Naughton
- S Sinha
- B.J Barber
Abstract
Plastic bronchitis is a rare condition characterized by the formation and expectoration of long, branching bronchial casts that develop in the tracheobronchial tree and cause airway obstruction. Plastic bronchitis has become increasingly recognized as a feared complication of the Fontan operation with a mortality of up to 50%. We report an 11 year old boy who developed severe plastic bronchitis following Fontan repair and the successful long-term control of cast formation utilizing a low-fat diet and subsequent thoracic duct ligation.
Keywords: plastic bronchitis, Fontan procedure, chyloptysis, low fat diet, thoracic duct ligation, lymphscintigram
How to Cite:
Parikh, K., Witte, M., Samson, R., Teodori, M., Carpenter, J., Lowe, M., Morgan, W., Hardin, C., Brown, M., Naughton, Y., Sinha, S. & Barber, B., (2012) “SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF PLASTIC BRONCHITIS WITH LOW FAT DIET AND SUBSEQUENT THORACIC DUCT LIGATION IN CHILD WITH FONTAN PHYSIOLOGY”, Lymphology 45(2), 47-52.
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