title: Chylopericardium following mitral valve replacement.
abstract: A 49-year-old man with mitral regurgitation developed chylopericardium after mitral valve replacement. On postoperative day (POD) 1, the patient was started on a regular diet. On POD 2, drainage from retrosternal and intrapericardial tubes increased, becoming turbid and milky. Because the triglyceride concentration was high at 197 mg/dl, we diagnosed the condition as chylopericardium. The patient was given nothing by mouth for 2 days and, from POD 4, received a low-fat diet, after which drainage cleared and volume decreased. The 2 drainage tubes were removed on POD 6, and he was discharged without complications on POD 18.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitachi General Hospital, 2-1-1 Jonan-cho, Hitachi, Ibaraki 317-0077, Japan.
authors.forename: Akinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Chiho
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
mesh_terms: D002913:Chyle; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*