Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease

Obstruction of the superior vena cava represents an under-recognized cause of chylothorax in the adult population. Our case report describes the successful conservative management of chylothorax due to bilateral superior vena cava obstruction in an adult patient with complex congenital heart disease...

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Autores principales: Barracano, Rosaria, Scognamiglio, Giancarlo, Palma, Michela, Sica, Giacomo, Merola, Assunta, Borrelli, Nunzia, Fusco, Flavia, Correra, Anna, Ciriello, Giovanni Domenico, Sarubbi, Berardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Mini-Focus Issue: Congenital Heart Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.002
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author Barracano, Rosaria
Scognamiglio, Giancarlo
Palma, Michela
Sica, Giacomo
Merola, Assunta
Borrelli, Nunzia
Fusco, Flavia
Correra, Anna
Ciriello, Giovanni Domenico
Sarubbi, Berardo
author_facet Barracano, Rosaria
Scognamiglio, Giancarlo
Palma, Michela
Sica, Giacomo
Merola, Assunta
Borrelli, Nunzia
Fusco, Flavia
Correra, Anna
Ciriello, Giovanni Domenico
Sarubbi, Berardo
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description Obstruction of the superior vena cava represents an under-recognized cause of chylothorax in the adult population. Our case report describes the successful conservative management of chylothorax due to bilateral superior vena cava obstruction in an adult patient with complex congenital heart disease. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
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spelling pubmed-83111792021-07-26 Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease Barracano, Rosaria Scognamiglio, Giancarlo Palma, Michela Sica, Giacomo Merola, Assunta Borrelli, Nunzia Fusco, Flavia Correra, Anna Ciriello, Giovanni Domenico Sarubbi, Berardo JACC Case Rep Mini-Focus Issue: Congenital Heart Disease Obstruction of the superior vena cava represents an under-recognized cause of chylothorax in the adult population. Our case report describes the successful conservative management of chylothorax due to bilateral superior vena cava obstruction in an adult patient with complex congenital heart disease. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) Elsevier 2021-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8311179/ /pubmed/34317616 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.002 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Mini-Focus Issue: Congenital Heart Disease
Barracano, Rosaria
Scognamiglio, Giancarlo
Palma, Michela
Sica, Giacomo
Merola, Assunta
Borrelli, Nunzia
Fusco, Flavia
Correra, Anna
Ciriello, Giovanni Domenico
Sarubbi, Berardo
Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
title Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
title_full Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
title_fullStr Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
title_full_unstemmed Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
title_short Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
title_sort chylothorax due to superior vena cava obstruction in a patient with complex congenital heart disease
topic Mini-Focus Issue: Congenital Heart Disease
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.002
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