title: Chylothorax--a rare complication after cardiac surgery (a case report).
abstract: Chylothorax is a rare but severe complication of cardiac surgery. The authors present the case of a 76-year-old woman suffering from ischemic heart disease, after coronary artery bypass grafting that included a left internal mammary artery pedicle graft. On the ninth postoperative day the left-sided fluidothorax developed. The results of biochemical analysis were consistent with the chyle. Combined treatment with pleural drainage and total parenteral nutrition was effective.
authors.affiliation: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. jiri.mandak@centrum.cz
authors.forename: Jirí
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mand'ák
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Habal
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stĕtina
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harrer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography