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Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:249-250. doi:10.1510/icvts.2005.120899
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Case report - Thoracic general

Chylopericardial tamponade

Moishe Libermana,* and Jean-Jacques Klopfensteinb

a McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue-L10-520, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A4
b Centre Hospitalier Regional De Lanaudiere, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec, Canada

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-514-934-1934 (ext: 4-3333).

E-mail address: moishe.liberman{at}mail.mcgill.ca (M. Liberman)

Pericardial tamponade is a life-threatening emergency. Chyle is a rare cause of pericardial effusion and can lead to cardiac tamponade. This case illustrates the presentation, work-up and operative video of a patient in pericardial tamponade secondary to chylopericardium.

Key Words: Pericardial tamponade; Chyle; Pericardium; Pericardial window




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