Management of Iatrogenic External Iliac Artery Perforation With a Self-Made Covered Stent.

Retroperitoneal hemorrhage (RPH) following transfemoral arterial access is a dreaded complication needing immediate management. A 70-year-old female with inferior wall myocardial infarction developed hemodynamic instability following transfemoral percutaneous coronary intervention. The evaluation revealed an RPH due to an iatrogenic guidewire-related perforation of the external iliac artery.

Pneumopericardium- An Unusual Complication Following Transseptal Puncture: A Series of 3 Cases.

Transseptal puncture (TSP) is performed to access the left side of the heart from the venous circulation. Performed under fluoroscopy with echocardiographic guidance, it is a procedure associated with complications. Pneumopericardium leading to cardiac tamponade is rare following TSP.

Surgical excision of an epicardial ventricular hydatid cyst.

Isolated cardiac hydatid cyst is a rare entity. It warrants early surgical repair because cyst rupture is potentially fatal. We report the case of a 32-year-old lady with an epicardial ventricular hydatid cyst, which was managed successfully by complete cyst excision.