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24.01.2019 | Case Report
Pneumopericardium: a rare complication following pericardiocentesis
verfasst von:
Ajay Kumar Pandey, Sushil Kumar Singh, Vijayant Devenraj, Sarvesh Kumar, Vikas Singh
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Ausgabe 3/2019
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Abstract
Pneumopericardium is the presence of air in the pericardial cavity. It is a rare case entity that has been reported most commonly after trauma, or spontaneously without any underlying cause in a healthy adult. Pneumopericardium following pericardiocentesis has been rarely reported in the literature. Pneumopericardium is often self-resolving and rarely requires a pericardial drain for treatment. We report a case of pneumopericardium presented with tamponade physiology following pericardiocentesis for tubercular pericardial effusion, requiring emergency pericardiectomy.