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. 2013 Jul;26(3):280-2.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2013.11928983.

Chylopericardium following orthotopic lung transplantation

Michael A Wait  1 , Michael A E Ramsay, Brian W Hardaway, John E Capehart, Randall L Rosenblatt
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Chylopericardium following orthotopic lung transplantation

Michael A Wait et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Chylopericardium is an uncommon condition, reported to occur following routine cardiac surgery, orthotopic heart transplantation, cardiac trauma, intrathoracic tumors, or infection. It has not, to date, been reported following uncomplicated orthotopic lung transplantation. This article describes chylopericardium following bilateral orthotopic lung transplantation.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The patient's chest x-ray (a) immediately after transplant and (b) 4 months after transplant.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Subxyphoid drainage fluid.
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