Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease

Rosaria Barracano; Giancarlo Scognamiglio; Michela Palma; Giacomo Sica; Assunta Merola; Nunzia Borrelli; Flavia Fusco; Anna Correra; Giovanni Domenico Ciriello; Berardo Sarubbi

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.002

Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease

JACC Case Rep. 2021 Apr 28;3(5):736-739. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.002. eCollection 2021 May.

Affiliations

¹ Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Department of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
² Division of Radiology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
³ University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.

Abstract

Obstruction of the superior vena cava represents an under-recognized cause of chylothorax in the adult population. Our case report describes the successful conservative management of chylothorax due to bilateral superior vena cava obstruction in an adult patient with complex congenital heart disease. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: CHD, congenital heart disease; CT, computed tomography; MCT, medium-chain triglyceride; SVC, superior vena cava; chylothorax; congenital heart disease; superior vena cava obstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports