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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2016; 05(01): 13-15
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571360
Case Report: Thoracic
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Pneumopericardium Leading to Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Lung Cancer

Ahmad Al-Taweel
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York, United States
,
Adil Ayub
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York, United States
,
Chyun-yin Huang
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York, United States
,
Sadiq Rehmani
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York, United States
,
Adnan Al-Ayoubi
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York, United States
,
Faiz Y. Bhora
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, New York, United States
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18 November 2015

03 December 2015

Publication Date:
29 January 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Pneumopericardium resulting in cardiac tamponade in patients with lung cancer is not documented. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung complicated by pneumopericardium and subsequent cardiac tamponade. The patient underwent an urgent pericardial window with rapid improvement in symptoms. We discuss the possible pathogenesis and treatment options for this rare condition.

Keywords

pneumopericardium - cardiac tamponade - pericardial window - video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
 

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