title: Pedal (99m)Tc-sulfur colloid lymphoscintigraphy in primary isolated chylopericardium.
abstract: Primary isolated chylopericardium is a rare disorder in which chylous fluid accumulates in the pericardial space. In this case report of a 61-year-old man with chylopericardium, pedal (99m)Tc-sulfur colloid (SC) lymphoscintigraphy was performed after emergent pericardiocentesis, and when there was a recurrent massive pericardial effusion. The results showed that (99m)Tc-SC lymphoscintigraphy can clearly reveal the lymphodynamics in patients with primary isolated chylopericardium. This noninvasive investigation is valuable and can be easily performed either before or after pericardiocentesis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Section, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Medical College, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Cherng
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid