Chylous pericardial effusion after minimally invasive mitral valve repair

Girish Mood; Mustaphasahim Shaaraoui; Raghavendra Allareddy; Derek Smith; Leonardo Rodriguez; Donald Hammer; Vidyasagar Kalahasti

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.02.037

Chylous pericardial effusion after minimally invasive mitral valve repair

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Nov;82(5):1892-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.02.037.

Authors

Girish Mood¹, Mustaphasahim Shaaraoui, Raghavendra Allareddy, Derek Smith, Leonardo Rodriguez, Donald Hammer, Vidyasagar Kalahasti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.

PMID: 17062270
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.02.037

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Mitral Valve Prolapse / surgery*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pericardial Effusion / surgery*
Pericardiocentesis
Reoperation