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Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:572-573
© 1988 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Cardiac Tamponade due to Chylopericardium after Cardiac Surgery

Surgical Service, the Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Accepted for publication May 23, 1988.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Pereira, Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Av Princesa Izabel 395, CEP 90620, Porto Alegre, Brasil

Chylopericardium as an isolated complication after open-heart surgery is a rare event. We present here a case of postoperative chylopericardium with cardiac tamponade and comment on the clinical course and treatment.

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