Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: A Complication of Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use
The development of chylothorax and chylopericardium is an uncommon complication of the long-term use of central venous catheters. We describe a unique case of an end stage renal disease patient on hemodialysis with a left jugular tunneled catheter who developed superior vena cava syndrome. Our patie...
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| description | The development of chylothorax and chylopericardium is an uncommon complication of the long-term use of central venous catheters. We describe a unique case of an end stage renal disease patient on hemodialysis with a left jugular tunneled catheter who developed superior vena cava syndrome. Our patient presented with both a large pleural and pericardial effusion that despite drainage continued to reaccumulate. Further imaging with CT scan of the thorax revealed stenosis of the superior vena cava leading to recurrent chylothorax and chylopericardium. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f5e4039b578544538e7f5efc7b11a51a2025-02-03T06:00:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542019-01-01201910.1155/2019/49082594908259Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: A Complication of Long-Term Central Venous Catheter UseJames Livesay0Isaac Biney1J. Francis Turner2Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USAThe development of chylothorax and chylopericardium is an uncommon complication of the long-term use of central venous catheters. We describe a unique case of an end stage renal disease patient on hemodialysis with a left jugular tunneled catheter who developed superior vena cava syndrome. Our patient presented with both a large pleural and pericardial effusion that despite drainage continued to reaccumulate. Further imaging with CT scan of the thorax revealed stenosis of the superior vena cava leading to recurrent chylothorax and chylopericardium.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4908259 |
| spellingShingle | James Livesay Isaac Biney J. Francis Turner Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: A Complication of Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: A Complication of Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use |
| title_full | Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: A Complication of Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use |
| title_fullStr | Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: A Complication of Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: A Complication of Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use |
| title_short | Chylothorax and Chylopericardium: A Complication of Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use |
| title_sort | chylothorax and chylopericardium a complication of long term central venous catheter use |
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