title: [Postoperative hemopericardium compressing the left atrium. Apropos of a case].
abstract: We report a case of tamponade due to an effusion of blood which had occurred two weeks after an aorto-coronary bypass and was unusually located behind the left atrium. The effusion, with severe clinical symptoms, was diagnosed by echocardiography and computerized tomography of the chest. These examinations provided an accurate anatomical diagnosis on which the approach route of the emergency operation was based.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Reims.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Laudinat
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chapoutot
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pollet
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Taupin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gandon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baehrel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elaerts
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bajolet
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Hémopéricarde postopératoire comprimant l'oreillete gauche. A propos d'un cas.