[Large liver cyst with compression of the inferior vena cava causing massive deep vein thrombosis].

A 69-year-old female was admitted to hospital on suspicion of left-sided deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT stretching to the distal part of the vena cava inferior (VCI) was confirmed on computed tomography and ultrasound which also revealed a large cyst with compression of VCI. The patient had no predisposition or risk factors to venous thromboembolic disease.

[Successful conservative therapy of chylopericardium after coronary artery by-pass grafting].

Chylopericardium after thoracic duct injury is a rare but serious complication of thoracic surgery with mortality rates above 50% without intervention. Complications of chylopericardium are malnutrition, immunosuppression, electrolyte derangement and tamponade. This case describes a 67-year-old male who developed chylopericardium after coronary artery by-pass grafting and was successfully treated with conservative therapy consisting of pericardiocentesis and a low fat diet.