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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1570-1571
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Heart Transplantation for Chyloptysis After Fontan Operation

Monica C. Robotin, MD, Brian D. Edis, FRACP, Robert G. Weintraub, FRACP, Ash Pawade, FRCS, Tom R. Karl, MD

Victorian Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Unit and Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Accepted for publication October 28, 1994.

Chyloptysis is a rare clinical problem, fewer than 10 patients having been reported in the literature. We report a patient with intractable chyloptysis associated with a Fontan procedure, who was palliated by heart transplantation.




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