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Pericardiocentesis can be nasty. Accidents do occur while “Rail-roading” Sheaths and pigtails!

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2018
Pericardiocentesis is a challenging procedure and complications may vary depending on the patient-specific risk factors and procedural indications. Cardiac chamber perforation and the subsequent insertion of pigtail catheter into the main pulmonary ...
Jitin Narula, Arindam Choudhury, Arun Sharma   +2 more
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Gastropericardial fistula: getting to the heart of the matter. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Gastropericardial fistula is a rare life-threatening condition, being reported only 65 times in modern literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 67 year-old man who presented with weight loss, chest pain and epigastric pain was found to have ...
Azzu, Vian
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Is It an Intrapericardial Mass or a Localized Pericardial Effusion? A Case Report of Tuberculous Pericarditis Evaluated by Multimodal Imaging

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Tuberculous pericarditis is a common type of pericarditis, but it is difficult to be diagnosed. The application of combined transesophageal echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, and CT multimodal imaging provides sufficient clinical diagnosis basis and guidance for distinguishing encapsulated pericardial effusion or mass.
Yang Han, Bingbing Liu, Yonghuai Wang, Fei Xia, Jun Yang, Chunyan Ma   +5 more
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Pericardiocentesis decompression syndrome: An uncommon complication of a common procedure

IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2019
We report a case of reversible left ventricular regional dysfunction after pericardiocentesis performed for imminent cardiac tamponade. This complication termed pericardiocentesis decompression syndrome is often unrecognised and underreported.
Ankit Mahajan, Nipun Mahajan, Ashwani Suri, Kunal Mahajan   +3 more
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Percutaneous pericardiocentesis using the apical approach: case series and review of the literature

The Egyptian Heart Journal
Background Pericardiocentesis offers a definitive diagnostic and a life-saving therapeutic modality through removal of pericardial fluid and relief of high intrapericardial pressure.
Malek Alaiwah, Ahmed Hassanin, Danish Abbasi, Hamza Rayes, Zahra Hassan, Mu’nes Albadaineh, Munthir Mansour, Subodh Devabhaktuni, Tushar Tarun, Srikanth Vallurupalli, John P. Mounsey, Subhi J. Al’Aref   +11 more
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Characteristics of Significant Pericardial Effusion and Outcomes of Pericardiocentesis: A 4-year Retrospective Data Review

Heart Views
Introduction: Pericardial effusion can lead to severe complications such as cardiac tamponade, necessitating immediate intervention. Various causes and prevalence vary according to the region.
Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Mohammad Altermanini, Alaa Rahhal, Osama Alkhalailah, Khalid Shunnar, Mohanad Shehadeh, Adalah Alqalalwah, Baraa AlQudah, Ahmed Shebani, Ibrahim Obeidat, Haneen AlAni, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Mawahib Elhassan, Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Abdulrahman Arabi   +15 more
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The Facilitation of Pericardiocentesis Using Imaging Techniques. A Case Report

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2016
Introduction: Pericardiocentesis is a procedure performed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, and it consists in draining the pericardial effusion liquid in sterile conditions.
Manițiu Ioan, Cobârje Iulia, Bitea Ionuț, Cojan Radu, Bebeşelea Andra-Maria   +4 more
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Pericardial Effusion as an Initial Presentation of Panhypopituitarism

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020
Pericardial effusion has a broad spectrum of clinical presentation, ranging from an incidental finding on imaging to a potentially fatal emergency such as pericardial tamponade, the most severe presentation.
Rosa Alves, Sofia Alegria, Henrique Vara Luiz, Tiago Judas   +3 more
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Pneumopericardium: A Rare Complication of Pericardiocentesis [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2016
Pneumopericardium is defined by the presence of air in the pericardial cavity. It is a rare entity occurring most commonly after trauma. Pneumopericardium resulting after pericardiocentesis is even rarer. We report a case of 46-year-old man, with end-stage renal disease on chronic hemodialysis and who developed a large circumferential pericardial ...
Hidoud Amar, Boudes Audrey, Devemy Fabien, Slama Iskander   +3 more
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Multicentric lymphomas in goats (Capra hircus): Clinical manifestations, therapeutic modalities and pathological characteristics

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Two cases of sporadic multicentric lymphomas with mediastinal masses in goats are documented. The first case involved a 3.5‐year‐old male goat. Ultrasound imaging revealed an enlarged right perirenal lymph node, which was confirmed as lymphoma through incisional biopsy and cytopathological analysis. Despite treatment, the goat succumbed to the
Angélica Consalter, Mateus de Melo Lima Waterloo, Juliana Mariotti Guerra, Ana Maria Reis Ferreira, Juliana da Silva Leite, Kassia Valéria Gomes Coelho da Silva, Mário Felipe Alvarez Balaro   +6 more
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