title: Pneumothorax and tension pneumopericardium following cardiothoracic surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo Teixeira
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Boasquevisque
authors.forename: Guilherme Saraiva
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Tadeu Diniz
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: 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