1. Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
- Author
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Assunta Merola, Flavia Fusco, Nunzia Borrelli, Berardo Sarubbi, Rosaria Barracano, Giacomo Sica, Anna Correra, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Giovanni Domenico Ciriello, and Michela Palma
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Mini-Focus Issue: Congenital Heart Disease ,CHD - Congenital heart disease ,Conservative management ,MCT, medium-chain triglyceride ,Adult population ,030105 genetics & heredity ,SVC, superior vena cava ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,chylothorax ,Superior vena cava ,medicine ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,cardiovascular diseases ,Complex congenital heart disease ,business.industry ,Chylothorax ,medicine.disease ,congenital heart disease ,superior vena cava obstruction ,CT, computed tomography ,Surgery ,CHD, congenital heart disease ,RC666-701 ,cardiovascular system ,Case Report: Clinical Case ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
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.), Central Illustration
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- 2021