Pneumopericardium as a Complication of Pericardiocentesis
Woo-Hyung CHOI; You-Mi HWANG; Mi-Youn PARK; Seung-Jae LEE; Hye-Yeon LEE; Sei-Won KIM; Byoung-Yeon JUN; Jin-Soo MIN; Woo-Seung SHIN; Jong-Min LEE; Yoon-Seok KOH; Hui-Kyung JEON; Wook-Sung CHUNG; Ki-Bae SEUNG.
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 280-282, 2011.
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Pneumopericardium is a rare complication of pericardiocentesis, occurring either as a result of direct pleuro-pericardial communication or a leaky drainage system. Air-fluid level surrounding the heart shadow within the pericardium on a chest X-ray is an early observation at diagnosis. This clinical measurement and process is variable, depending on the hemodynamic status of the patient. The development of a cardiac tamponade is a serious complication, necessitating prompt recognition and treatment. We recently observed a case of pneumopericardium after a therapeutic pericardiocentesis in a 20-year-old man with tuberculous pericardial effusion.
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