Chylopericardial tamponade

Moishe Liberman, Jean-Jacques Klopfenstein
2006 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery  
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.
doi:10.1510/icvts.2005.120899 pmid:17670560 fatcat:4hoopkripvf53fcfhk2papp4nu