HEART-TRANSPLANTATION FOR CHYLOPTYSIS AFTER FONTAN OPERATION

Authors
ROBOTIN MC EDIS BD WEINTRAUB G PAWADE A KARL TR
Citation
Mc. Robotin et al., HEART-TRANSPLANTATION FOR CHYLOPTYSIS AFTER FONTAN OPERATION, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 59(6), 1995, pp. 1570-1571
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
59
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1570 - 1571
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)59:6<1570:HFCAFO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Chyloptysis is a rare clinical problem, fewer than 10 patients having been reported in the literature. We report a patient with intractable chyloptysis associated with a Fontan procedure, who was palliated by h eart transplantation.