title: Chylothorax after aortic valve replacement.
abstract: A 71-year-old-man was diagnosed with chylothorax after aortic valve replacement. He was treated with a low-fat diet and pleural drainage with thoracentesis. The pleural effusion completely resolved by the 14th postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Abide-i Hurriyet Cad., No: 290, Caglayan, Sisli, Istanbul 80290, Turkey. mergenoglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mehmet U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Ergenoglu
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanisoglu
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sagbas
authors.forename: Resit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guden
authors.forename: Belhhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Akpinar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male