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Late spontaneous chylopericardium following complex cardiac surgery
M Rusca1, L Spaggiari, P Carbognani
1Department of General Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Parma, Italy.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
Chylopericardium as an isolated complication after open heart surgery is a rare event. We present here a case of late postoperative chylopericardium and comment on the clinical course, the aetiopathology and treatment.