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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1984; 32(2): 112-114
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1023362
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1023362
Case Report
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Chylopericardium Following Aorto-coronary Bypass-procedure
Further Information
Publication History
1983
Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)
Summary
The complication of chylopericardium following cardiac surgery is extremely rare. We report such a patient who had undergone a coronary artery bypass operation. The cause of chylopericardium in this patient appears to have been intraoperative injury to the tributaries of the thoracic duct. A conservative regimen with continuous drainage and a special diet containing medium chain triglycerides was all that was necessary for the management of this complication.
Key words
Cardiac surgery - Chylopericardium