A Rare Case of Chylothorax after Heart Transplantation

Table 1

Reference	Age (yrs)	Gender	Transplanted organ	Days after transplant	Laterality	Prior cardiac surgery	Treatment	Outcome
Bowerman et al. [1]	62	Male	Heart	7	Left	Aneurysmectomy; Endocardial resection	Chest tube; NPO/feeding tube MCT	No recurrence; Low lymphocyte count 300/mm^3
Twomey [2]	32	Male	Heart	18	Right	None	Chest tube; NPO/TPN	No recurrence; Acute rejection
Shitrit et al. [3]	53	Male	Heart/lung	120	Bilateral	None	Chest tube; Oral low-fat diet	No recurrence; No infection/rejection
Ziedalski et al. [4]	50	Male	Heart/lung	35	Bilateral	None	Chest tube; Oral MCT; IV octreotide; Oral aminocaproic acid	No recurrence; No infection/rejection
	27	Male	Heart/lung	7	Left	None	Chest tube; NPO; Left thoracotomy; Duct ligation at the level of carina	No recurrence; No infection/rejection
	19	Male	Heart/lung	10	Right	None	Chest tube; NPO/TPN; VATS pleurodesis; Right thoracotomy; Supradiaphragmatic duct ligation	No recurrence; No infection/rejection
Berdy et al. [5]	47	Male	Heart	8	Mediastinal	Left ventricular assist device implant; device exchange after 4 mos	Mediastinal tube; Oral low-fat diet	No recurrence; No infection/rejection
Present report	61	Female	Heart	5	Left	Coronary artery bypass grafting	Chest tube; Oral low-fat diet; SC octreotide; NPO/TPN; Thoracic duct embolization	No recurrence; No infection/rejection