title: Primary idiopathic silent chylopericardium.
abstract: Chylopericardium usually occurs secondary to trauma, cardiothoracic surgery, radiation therapy, or neoplasm of the mediastinum. Idiopathic chylopericardium is extremely rare. We report a case of primary chylopericardium in a 79-year-old male patient. Although pericardial window and thoracic duct ligation are the treatment of choice, the patient has been doing well for six months since video-assisted thoracoscopic pericardial window.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jong Bum
authors: JB
authors: Kwon
authors: Si Young
authors: SY
authors: Choi
authors: Chi Kyung
authors: CK
authors: Kim
authors: Chan Beom
authors: CB
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques