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Chylopericardium is a rare complication of ASD repair that can be successfully managed with surgical ligation of thymic lymphatic leaks when conservative dietary management fails.
Chylopericardium after intrapericardial cardiac operations is extremely rare. We present an unusual case of postoperative chylopericardium with cardiac tamponade following atrial septal defect repair, and we comment on the clinical course and treatment.
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