Abstract: EFFUSION of chyle into various body cavities is an interesting and uncommon clinical phenomenon. In spite of its infrequent occurrence the management of chylous effusion has stimulated a number of excellent articles.1 2 3 Since the greatest portion of the chyle vascular system courses through the chest via the thoracic duct it is not surprising that chyle most often extravasates into the pleural cavities.Chylopericardium is particularly uncommon; we have found only 6 case reports in which chyle appeared in the pericardial sac, and in each there was associated massive chylothorax.1 , 4 , 5 Primary chylopericardium unrelated to trauma must be of unusual rarity; we . . .
Publication Year: 1954
Publication Date: 1954-03-25
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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