Yilmaz M, Gurkan O, Arslanboga EN, Karaca Ozer P. A rare complication of pericardiocentesis: Pneumopericardium.
Echocardiography 2023;
40:370-372. [PMID:
36973227 DOI:
10.1111/echo.15555]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Pneumopericardium is the presence of air in the pericardial sac. Pneumopericardium after pericardiocentesis has been rarely reported in the literature. In the present case, we report a patient who presented with tamponade physiology during COVID-19 and developed pneumopericardium after emergency pericardiocentesis. Immediate recognition and treatment are crucial and chest x-ray, thorax computerized tomography, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) are used for diagnosis.
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