Asymptomatic fatal post-lobectomy hemopericardium.
We report a case of an asymptomatic post-lobectomy hemopericardium in a female who died suddenly at day two post surgery. Autopsy revealed no pathologic findings, but 250 ml of blood and clots in the pericardium and a non-significant injury to the epicardial fat overlying the circumflex artery territory.
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK. chrkotoulas@hol.gr
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D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*