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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1892-1894
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Chylous Pericardial Effusion After Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair

Girish Mood, MD, Mustaphasahim Shaaraoui, MD, Raghavendra Allareddy, MD, Derek Smith, MD, Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, Donald Hammer, MD, Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD*

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Accepted for publication February 13, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Kalahasti, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Desk F-15, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195. (Email: kalahav{at}ccf.org).

We would like to report the first case of chylous pericardial effusion after thymus gland injury in a middle-aged patient who underwent minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, and outline the surgical approach to manage this condition.






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