Primary chylopericardium.
Primary chylopericardium is a rare entity. Here we describe a 36-year-old, asymptomatic male in whom pericardial effusion was detected by chest X-ray and echocardiography on routine health control. After pericardiocentesis that revealed the chylous nature of the fluid, partial pericardiectomy without duct ligation was carried out. In the follow-up period, there was no evidence of pericardial fluid on chest X-ray and echocardiography, at three months after the procedure.
Yokusoglu
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Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Military Medical School, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. myokusoglu@gata.edu.tr
Savasoz
B S
BS
Baysan
O
O
Erinc
K
K
Gunay
C
C
Isik
E
E
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D011859:Radiography