Table 2 Clinical features of patients with chylopericardium following esophagectomy
From: Chylopericardium following esophagectomy: a case report and systematic review
Author | Primary disease | Surgery | Symptoms | Color of effusion | Treatment | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nakamura S et al. 1996 | Esophageal cancer (T3N1M0) | Radical esophagectomy with a three-field lymph node dissection involving a right thoracotomy and a partial median sternotomy | Palpitations | Milky | Pericardiocentesis, total fasting and intravenous hyperalimentation | eight months |
Stewart D et al. 2009 | High-grade dysplasia within a segment of Barrett’s metaplasia | Ivor-Lewis esophagogastrectomy | Cardiac tamponade | Chylous | Pericardiocentesis | Not reported |
Kosugi SI et al. 2017 | Esophageal cancer (T3N1M0) | Right transthoracic esophagectomy with extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy | Cardiac tamponade | From serous to chylous | Ligation of thoracic duct via left-sided thoracoscopic approach | Not reported |
Li L et al. 2020 | Esophageal cancer (T3N + M0) | Minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy, three-field lymphadenectomy and jejunostomy | Cardiac tamponade | From serous to chylous | Ligation of thoracic duct via right-sided thoracoscopic approach | Not reported |