title: Chylopericardium with symptoms of tamponade on the grounds of extensive neck vein thrombosis.
abstract: Chylopericardium is a recognized complication of thoracic trauma, surgery or malignancy. Idiopathic or primary presentations, however, are rarely encountered in clinical practice. The severity of its presentation varies from the complete absence of symptoms to cardiac tamponade. We present the case of a 23-year-old woman with chylopericardium and extensive neck vein thrombosis that was managed surgically with a pericardial window.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Department, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK marco.n@doctors.org.uk.|Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nardini
authors.affiliation: Academic Surgery Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Katsogridakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Department, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunning