Primary chylopericardium

CT scan from a patient with primary chylopericardium. The thoracic duct (large arrow) is connected to the pericardial cavity (small arrow heads).

CT: computed tomography.

Reproduced by permission from: Akamatsu H, Amano J, Sakamoto T, Suzuki A. Ann Thorac Surg 1994; 58:262.

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