Vellykket konservativ behandling af chylopericardium efter koronar bypassoperation
Engelsk titel: Successful conservative therapy of chylopericardium after coronary artery by-pass grafting
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Författare:
Holmbaeck Clausen, Jesper
;
Veien, Karsten Tange
Email: Jesper@holmbaeck.com
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 5
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UI-nummer: 12067122
Sammanfattning
Chylopericardium after thoracic duct injury is a rare but serious complication of thoracic surgery with mortality rates above 50% without intervention. Complications of chylopericardium are malnutrition, immunosuppression, electrolyte derangement and tamponade. This case describes a 67 year-old male who developed chylopericardium after coronary artery by-pass grafting and was successfully treated with conservative therapy consisting of pericardiocentesis and a low fat diet. If conservative therapy fails, thoracic surgery is almost always effective.