Pneumothorax and tension pneumopericardium following cardiothoracic surgery.
Herein, we report two cases of pneumothorax and tension pneumopericardium after cardiothoracic surgery. Both patients underwent pericardiotomy during the primary operation and developed pericardial tamponade as a complication. The treatment was tube thoracostomy, and both patients recovered completely.
Haddad
Rui
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Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Lima
Carlos Eduardo Teixeira
CE
Boasquevisque
Carlos Henrique
CH
Haddad
Guilherme Saraiva
GS
Ferreira
Tadeu Diniz
TD
D000328:Adult; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed