Sade R M, Wiles H B
Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1990 Oct;100(4):621-3.
Persistent effusions of chylous fluid may prolong the hospitalization period of many patients who have had a Fontan procedure. Herein we report the case histories of two patients in whom use of a pleuroperitoneal shunt to control the effusion shortened the hospital stay by several weeks.