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Case Reports
. 1995 Apr;36(2):175-6.

Late spontaneous chylopericardium following complex cardiac surgery

M Rusca  1 , L Spaggiari, P Carbognani, L Cattelani, D Medici, P Bobbio
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  • PMID: 7790339
Case Reports

Late spontaneous chylopericardium following complex cardiac surgery

M Rusca et al. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1995 Apr.

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.

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