Subacute Pericardial Tamponade After Sleeve Lower Lobectomy for an Extremely Rare Tumor

Michael G Astudillo; Andrew P Dhanasopon; Anthony W Kim

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.038

Subacute Pericardial Tamponade After Sleeve Lower Lobectomy for an Extremely Rare Tumor

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 May;103(5):e401-e403. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.038.

Authors

Michael G Astudillo¹, Andrew P Dhanasopon¹, Anthony W Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Thoracic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
² Section of Thoracic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: anthony.kim@yale.edu.

PMID: 28431710
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.038

Abstract

A rare case of subacute cardiac tamponade developed in a 71-year-old patient after a left lower lobe sleeve lobectomy for cancer. The patient was successfully treated by drainage of the pericardial effusion by a pigtail catheter. The exact cause is uncertain, but it appears to include an inflammatory component.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / surgery*
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Male
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed