Chylothorax after aortic valve replacement.
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.
Ergenoglu
Mehmet U
MU
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Abide-i Hurriyet Cad., No: 290, Caglayan, Sisli, Istanbul 80290, Turkey. mergenoglu@yahoo.com
Sanisoglu
Ilhan
I
Sagbas
Ertan
E
Yaman
Resit
R
Guden
Mustafa
M
Akpinar
Belhhan
B
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male