title: Tension pneumopericardium after removal of pericardiocentesis drainage catheter.
abstract: This image showed tension pneumopericardium caused by removing the pericardiocentesis catheter, which was inserted to drain malignant pericardial effusion. Tension pneumopericardium is a rare and potentially fatal event. Mortality from tension pneumopericardium can be as high as 50%. Therefore, it is important to suspect and detect early, if the patient complained of dyspnea after removing the pericardiocentesis drainage catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Ryun
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Donghoon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Joo Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Young Nam
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.forename: Chi Young
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Shim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed