Treatment of cardiac tamponade due to isolated chylopericardium following open heart surgery.
Cardiac tamponade due to chylous fluid following open heart surgery in a 41-year-old man, is presented. To our knowledge, this is the fourth reported case in the English literature. Treatment included aspiration of the chylous fluid through a subxiphoid incision and creation of a fistula between the pericardium and peritoneum to prevent the loss of chylous fluid.
D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002913:Chyle; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications