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Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 3/2019

01-07-2019 | Thoracic Trauma | Case Report

Pneumopericardium: a rare complication following pericardiocentesis

Authors: Ajay Kumar Pandey, Sushil Kumar Singh, Vijayant Devenraj, Sarvesh Kumar, Vikas Singh

Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 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.
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Metadata
Title
Pneumopericardium: a rare complication following pericardiocentesis
Authors
Ajay Kumar Pandey
Sushil Kumar Singh
Vijayant Devenraj
Sarvesh Kumar
Vikas Singh
Publication date
01-07-2019
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0970-9134
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7723
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-018-00785-9

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