Resolution of persistent late postoperative chylothorax after coil occlusion of aortopulmonary collaterals

Andreas Eicken; Thomas Genz; Florian Wild; Gunter Balling; Christian Schreiber; John Hess

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.074

Resolution of persistent late postoperative chylothorax after coil occlusion of aortopulmonary collaterals

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Feb 7;115(2):e80-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.074. Epub 2006 Nov 28.

Authors

Andreas Eicken, Thomas Genz, Florian Wild, Gunter Balling, Christian Schreiber, John Hess

PMID: 17126426
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.074

Abstract

We report on successful treatment of persistent late postoperative chylothorax with coil occlusion of significant aortopulmonary collaterals in a young infant with functionally univentricular heart after bidirectional cavopulmonary connection.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Chylothorax / therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Humans
Infant
Neovascularization, Pathologic / therapy*
Postoperative Complications / therapy*
Remission Induction
Time Factors