Unlabelled: Hydropneumopericardium is a rare event with a risk of serious complications. Timely diagnosis and treatment is important as it can improve prognosis. We report the case of a 77-year-old male patient who presented with acute interscapular pain which developed during a meal. An oesophago-pericardial fistula was found in the context of malignant oesophageal disease.
Learning Points: Hydropneumopericardium secondary to oesophageal tumour is a rare but life-threatening finding that has a very poor prognosis.A high level of suspicion is needed, as the clinical manifestations are very unspecific and timely treatment can improve prognosis.Successful management of an oesophago-pericardial fistula includes surgical treatment and antibiotic therapy.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2022_003167 | DOI Listing |
Tex Heart Inst J
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
JACC Case Rep
June 2024
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
J Med Case Rep
June 2023
Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction: Hemopneumopericardium defines a condition of combined pathology of weakened, dense blood content (hemopericardium) and air (pneumopericardium) in the pericardial cavity with an air fluid level. It is a rare disease, with only one such case reported in the literature. In this case report, we assessed a patient rectal cancer in addition to hemopneumopericardium, dyspnea, and chest pain.
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February 2022
Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Senhora da Hora, Portugal.
Unlabelled: Hydropneumopericardium is a rare event with a risk of serious complications. Timely diagnosis and treatment is important as it can improve prognosis. We report the case of a 77-year-old male patient who presented with acute interscapular pain which developed during a meal.
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January 2022
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
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