A rare complication of pericardiocentesis: Pneumopericardium

Yilmaz, Mustafa; Gurkan, Okan; Arslanboga, Elif; KARACA ÖZER, Pelin

doi:10.1111/echo.15555

A rare complication of pericardiocentesis: Pneumopericardium

Yilmaz M., Gurkan O., Arslanboga E. N., KARACA ÖZER P.

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, cilt.40, sa.4, ss.370-372, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2023
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/echo.15555
Dergi Adı: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.370-372
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.