A Case of Primary Chylopericardium in Which Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Scan with Lymphangiography Was Useful
10.4326/jjcvs.35.246
- VernacularTitle:リンパ管造影を併用した３Ｄ‐ＣＴ検査が有用であった原発性乳糜心膜症の１手術例
- Author:
Noriyuki Kato
;
Hajime Sakurai
;
Tomonobu Abe
;
Hiroki Hasegawa
;
Sadanari Sawaki
;
Takahisa Sakurai
;
Junya Sugiura
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2006;35(4):246-250
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
A 36-year-old previously healthy woman with cardiomegaly on a routine chest X-ray was given a diagnosis of primary chylopericardium after pericardial puncture revealed milky effusion. Endoscopy-assisted ligation of the thoracic duct and creation of a pericardial window was performed. The operation was greatly facilitated by the preoperative three-dimensional CT scan with lymphangiography that precisely demonstrated the distribution of the thoracic duct and other lymphatic ducts.
