title: Cardiac tamponade following transbronchial needle aspiration.
abstract: Bronchoscopic transbronchial fine needle aspiration of the mediastinum is generally known as a safe procedure. Complications such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, major bronchial haemorrhage and significant bleeding after a major vessel puncture are rare events. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of life-threatening cardiac tamponade following transbronchial fine needle aspiration in precarinal location.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland. Andreas.Gross@ ksb.ch
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Gross
authors: Andreas Henri
authors: AH
authors: Diacon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic