[Idiopathic chylopericardium. Apropos of a new case. Review of the literature].
The authors report a new case of primary chylopericardium in an asymptomatic 26 year old male. In view of the negativity of the complementary etiological investigations a surgical subxiphoid window was performed and this confirmed the diagnosis. After failure of isolated evacuatory drainage, the patient was cured by pericardectomy. The anatomo-clinical, biochemical and diagnostic features of this condition are described based on a review of the other cases of primary chylopericardium reported in the literature. Surgical pericardectomy seems to be the only effective long term treatment.
Bendayan
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P
Service de cardiologie, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse.
Glock
Y
Y
Galinier
M
M
Lesbordes
J L
JL
Fauvel
J M
JM
Haguenauer
G
G
Bounhoure
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D002913:Chyle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D012008:Recurrence
Le chylopéricarde idiopathique. A propos d'un nouveau cas--revue de la littérature.