Table 1 Cases with chylothorax and chylous ascites resulting from constrictive pericarditis in the medical literature
Case no. | Year | Age (years)/sex | Medical history | Etiology of constrictive pericarditis | Treatment | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2003 | 35/M | Aortoplasty for aortic coarctation at five years old | Not known | Pericardiectomy | Recovery | [1] |
2 | 2003 | 65/M | Hypertension | Repeated chest trauma | Pericardiectomy, octreotide | Recovery | [2] |
3 | 2004 | 41/M | Chronic renal failure | Uremic or dialysis pericarditis | Pericardiectomy | Recovery | [3] |
4 | 2011 | 39/M | HIV | Tuberculous pericarditis | Pericardiectomy, medium-chain triglyceride | Recovery | Present case |