Primary idiopathic chylopericardium in a 2 month old successfully treated without surgery.
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.
López-Castilla
J D
JD
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Infantil Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain.
Soult
J A
JA
Falcón
J M
JM
Muñoz
M
M
Santos
J
J
Gavilan
J L
JL
Rodríguez
A
A
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