Suppression of Fluid Accumulation Following Pericardial Inflammation in a Patient with Primary Chylopericardium.
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Suppression of fluid accumulation following pericardial inflammation in a patient with primary chylopericardium.
The patient was a 50-year-old woman with primary chylopericardium. Triglyceride rich chyloid fluid was continuously drained from the pericardial space through an indwelling catheter. A surgical procedure was scheduled since a medium chain triglyceride diet was insufficient to control the fluid accumulation. Before the operation, inflammatory signs were apparent around the indwelling catheter an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Heart Journal
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0021-4868,1348-673X
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.37.271