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Case Reports
. 1998 Aug;71(2):131-4.
doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x1998000800007.

[Idiopathic chylopericardium]

[Article in Portuguese]
F Fernandes  1 , E Arteaga, M S Carvalho, B M Ianni, P P Fernandes, C Mady
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Case Reports

[Idiopathic chylopericardium]

[Article in Portuguese]
F Fernandes et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 1998 Aug.

Abstract

We describe a case of a patient with idiopathic pericardial effusion that during investigation proved to be a chylopericardium. Lymphangiography showed the chylopericardium to be due to partial aplasia of the thoracic duct. A brief review the etiology, clinical feature, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic possibilities of chylopericardium is presented.

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