esophageal atresia/triglyceride

Lipolytic activity was studied in aspirates from the esophageal pouch and from the stomach of eight infants with congenital esophageal atresia. Lipolytic activity, tested with doubly labeled ([3H]glyceryl, [14C]fatty acid) long-chain triglyceride was present in esophageal and gastric aspirates. The

Lingual serous glands (von Ebner) contain a potent lipase that hydrolyses triglycerides to a mixture of partial glycerides (di- and monoglycerides), glycerol and free fatty acids. Studies in man and in rat have shown that similar lipolytic activity is present in oesophageal and gastric aspirates and

Four cases of chylothorax are reported. Three cases were congenital and the fourth was secondary to surgical repair of esophageal atresia. Of the three cases of congenital chylothorax, two were diagnosed prenatally. In all three patients with congenital chylothorax, the clinical course was favorable

Chyloperitoneum is rare condition that can occur in response to various pathologic process. The authors described a newborn baby who had chyloperitoneum after primary surgical repair of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (Gross type C). This probably resulted from iatrogenic damage of

--A convenient assay procedure for determination of the activity of pharyngeal lipase (gastric content lipase), using a long chain triglyceride as substrate, is described. Lipase activity in extracts of rat tongue, salivas collected from the upper esophageal pouch from two human newborns with

BACKGROUND The authors noticed a relatively large number of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) who had a chylothorax (CT). The data are reviewed. METHODS The charts of patients from 1990 until 2000 with CDH, treated with or

Postoperative chylothorax occurs due to trauma to lymphatic vessels and can occur after any thoracic procedure. This study reviewed recent literature to evaluate the management and outcomes of surgical chylothorax in neonates. PubMed database was searched for articles in English, Portuguese and