1993
DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(93)90724-n
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Massive chylopericardium due to congenital fistulas

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“…chylaskos), chylothorax or even chyluria, lymphocele, and lymphatic fistula [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. It must be emphasized that these manifestations may occur not only postoperatively but also in the course of disease as a complication or even congenitally [17,18]. As of today there are two major approaches to the therapy of identified postoperative lymphatic vessel leakage: operative and nonoperative treatment, with, e.g., the operative treatment of chylothorax through thoracotomy having a high mortality, up to 25% [19,20].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…chylaskos), chylothorax or even chyluria, lymphocele, and lymphatic fistula [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. It must be emphasized that these manifestations may occur not only postoperatively but also in the course of disease as a complication or even congenitally [17,18]. As of today there are two major approaches to the therapy of identified postoperative lymphatic vessel leakage: operative and nonoperative treatment, with, e.g., the operative treatment of chylothorax through thoracotomy having a high mortality, up to 25% [19,20].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A fisiopatologia para o acúmulo de quilo no espaço pericárdico pode ser: devido a comunicação linfopericárdio direta, com presença de fistulas 1,6 , decorrente de refluxo de quilo por hipertensão linfática, ocasionando perda do papel valvular e falência em estabelecer drenagem linfática colateral e secundária a aumento da permeabilidade das paredes dos vasos linfáticos 1 . A idade média de aparecimento é ao redor de 23 anos, porém, há casos descritos desde o nascimento até 63 anos, sendo mais prevalente no sexo masculino.…”
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