Subacute Pericardial Tamponade After Sleeve Lower Lobectomy for an Extremely Rare Tumor.

Astudillo, Michael G; Dhanasopon, Andrew P; Kim, Anthony W · Ann Thorac Surg · 2017

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A rare case of subacute cardiac tamponade developed in a 71-year-old patient after a left lower lobe sleeve lobectomy for cancer. The patient was successfully treated by drainage of the pericardial effusion by a pigtail catheter. The exact cause is uncertain, but it appears to include an inflammatory component.

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