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Chylopericardium after intrathoracic surgery is a rare clinical occurrence. To our knowledge, the incidence of isolated chylopericardium following esophagectomy has never previously been reported. We herein present a case of isolated chylopericardium following radical esophagectomy involving a right thoracotomy and a partial sternotomy. A 57-year-old man underwent radical esophagectomy with a three-field lymph node dissection for advanced cancer in the upper thoracic esophagus. After postoperative irradiation with adjuvant chemotherapy, chylopericardium developed. Pericardiocentesis was thus performed twice and resulted in a successful outcome.
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Nakamura, S., Ohwada, S. & Morishita, Y. Isolated chylopericardium following radical esophagectomy: Report of a case. Surg Today 26, 629–631 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311669
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