Cardiac tamponade due to chylopericardium after cardiac surgery.
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.
Pereira
W M
WM
Surgical Service, Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Kalil
R A
RA
Prates
P R
PR
Nesralla
I A
IA
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002913:Chyle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium; D011183:Postoperative Complications