Chylothorax in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Purpose Following surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), chylothorax can be present in 7–28% of the cases. It has been associated with prenatal diagnosis, the use of ECMO and prosthetic patches during reparatory surgery. The objective is to present a neonatal unit experience in handling this complication and the search for predictive factors for its appearance in our patients.