Chylous pericardial effusion as a rare complication after pulmonary endarterectomy
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
25972593
DOI
10.1093/icvts/ivv127
PII: ivv127
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, Chylopericardium, Lymphangiography, Pulmonary endarterectomy,
- MeSH
- Pulmonary Artery surgery MeSH
- Chronic Disease MeSH
- Chyle * MeSH
- Endarterectomy adverse effects MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pericardial Effusion etiology therapy MeSH
- Pulmonary Embolism complications surgery MeSH
- Hypertension, Pulmonary etiology MeSH
- Treatment Outcome MeSH
- Check Tag
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
Chylous pericardial effusion is a rare complication of cardiac surgery. We report a case of a patient who underwent pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and was diagnosed with chylopericardium after the procedure. We present the surgical management of this condition, which included bilateral pedal lymphangiography followed by ligation of injured lymph vessel.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery General University Hospital Prague Czech Republic
Department of Radiology General University Hospital Prague Czech Republic
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