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KMID : 0390620160240010055
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Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2016 Volume.24 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.59
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Pneumopericardium: A Rare Complication of Pericardiocentesis
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Slama Iskander
Hidoud Amar
Boudes Audrey
Devemy Fabien
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Abstract
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Pneumopericardium is defined by the presence of air in the pericardial cavity. It is a rare entity occurring most commonly after trauma. Pneumopericardium resulting after pericardiocentesis is even rarer. We report a case of 46-year-old man, with end-stage renal disease on chronic hemodialysis and who developed a large circumferential pericardial effusion of 40 mm in diastole with swinging heart and diastolic right atrium collapse requiring pericardiocentesis. Few days after, the patient complained of pleuritic chest pain and echocardiogram revealed several tiny sparkling echogenic spots swirling in the pericardial sac. Computed tomography scans revealed a marked anterior pneumopericardium that was conservatively managed.
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KEYWORD
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Pericardial effusion , Pericardiocentesis , Pneumopericardium , Chest tomography
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