title: Cardiac tamponade due to chylopericardium after cardiac surgery.
abstract: Chylopericardium as an isolated complication after open-heart surgery is a rare event. We present here a case of postoperative chylopericardium with cardiac tamponade and comment on the clinical course and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Service, Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kalil
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Prates
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Nesralla
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002913:Chyle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium; D011183:Postoperative Complications