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Pneumopericardium (PPC) is defined by the presence of gas in the pericardial cavity, often leading to cardiac tamponade and a high mortality rate. This report describes a case involving a 33-year-old man found deceased a few meters from a knife, his clothes intact, with no resuscitation attempt made. A knotted scarf was tightly fastened around his neck, without ligature mark.
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Pericardial-Esophageal Fistula After Combined Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation.
JACC Case Rep
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Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Pericardial-esophageal fistula is a rare complication after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. A 52-year-old man developed pneumopericardium, which was revealed by echocardiogram and computed tomography, after a combined ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion procedure for atrial fibrillation. He was diagnosed with a pericardial-esophageal fistula and underwent surgical pericardial and mediastinal drainage tube placement.
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Tex Heart Inst J
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Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Article Synopsis
- Esophagopericardial fistulas are very rare and can develop from cancer or medical procedures.
- The article presents a case of a patient who experienced cardiac tamponade due to this fistula.
- It emphasizes the importance of timely diagnosis and collaboration among medical professionals to manage the high risks associated with this condition.
Mediastinal Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration Concurrent With Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Case Report of Difficult Preoperative Diagnosis.
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First Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, JPN.
Extralobar pulmonary sequestration (EPS) in the mediastinum is rare, and preoperative diagnosis can be challenging. We report a case of EPS in the middle mediastinum, where a congenital pericardial defect became apparent on computed tomography (CT) imaging as pneumopericardium concurrent with spontaneous pneumothorax. The patient presented with a left spontaneous pneumothorax.
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