Isolated chylopericardium after successful correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.
A rare case of chylopericardium following correction of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage (TAPVD) in a 10 month old female child is presented. Conservative treatment was successfully adopted. The Authors review the English Literature concerning this unusual complication.
D002913:Chyle; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010490:Pericardial Effusion; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*