• Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Apr 2008

    Case Reports

    Chylous pericardial effusion after aortic valve replacement.

    • Salim S Chaloob, Michael Brown, and Robert G Stuklis.
    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Level 4, East Wing, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, South Australia.
    • Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2008 Apr 1;16(2):e21-2.

    AbstractChylous pericardial effusion after open-heart surgery is a rare complication. We report a case of chylous pericardial effusion following aortic valve replacement, which presented as cardiac tamponade, and its subsequent management.

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