title: [Idiopathic chylopericardium].
abstract: We describe a case of a patient with idiopathic pericardial effusion that during investigation proved to be a chylopericardium. Lymphangiography showed the chylopericardium to be due to partial aplasia of the thoracic duct. A brief review the etiology, clinical feature, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic possibilities of chylopericardium is presented.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arteaga
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ianni
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mady
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008220:Lymphography; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Quilopericárdio idiopático.