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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006;14:e63-e64
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CASE STUDIES

Chylothorax After Aortic Valve Replacement

Mehmet U Ergenoglu, MD, Ilhan Sanisoglu, MD, Ertan Sagbas, MD, Resit Yaman, MD, Mustafa Guden, MD, Belhhan Akpinar, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Mehmet U Ergenoglu, MD Tel: 90 212 224 4950 Ext. 4173 Fax: 90 212 225 8396 Email: mergenoglu{at}yahoo.com, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Abide-i Hurriyet Cad., No: 290, Caglayan, Sisli, Istanbul 80290, Turkey.

A 71-year-old-man was diagnosed with chylothorax after aortic valve replacement. He was treated with a low-fat diet and pleural drainage with thoracentesis. The pleural effusion completely resolved by the 14th postoperative day.






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