Cardiac tamponade: chylopericardium presenting 2 weeks after mechanical aortic valve replacement through a median sternotomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Chylopericardium is a rare disorder that can be secondary to thoracic duct injury. Consequences include nutritional, metabolic, and immunologic abnormalities, as well as cardiac complications, such as pericarditis and cardiac tamponade. We present a case of chylopericardium presenting as cardiac tamponade after a median sternotomy for mechanical aortic valve replacement.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Pericardial Effusion
- Thoracotomy