title: Primary idiopathic chylopericardium in a 2 month old successfully treated without surgery.
abstract: The authors report a case of primary idiopathic chylopericardium in a previously healthy 2-month-old infant. He was treated with continuous pericardial drainage and low-fat total parenteral nutrition. He remains asymptomatic after 14 months of follow-up. This is the first report of primary idiopathic chylopericardium successfully treated nonoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Infantil Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: López-Castilla
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Soult
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Falcón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gavilan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed