Secondary chylopericardium complicated with cardiac tamponade in a drug addict: A case report

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 214-218

  Chen, Chien Ming ^a   Ku, Po Ming ^a   Lu, Yen Yuan ^b   Fong, Yoau ^a   Huang, Tsuei Yuan ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b KUO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Chylopericardium; Echocardiography; Pericardiocentesis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHYLOPERICARDIUM; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORACIC DUCT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 13444278827     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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