Cardiac Tamponade Due to Pneumopericardium After Liver Transplant

Pneumopericardium is a rare cause of cardiac tamponade, and it is an extremely rare complication of liver transplant. Here, we present a patient with cryptogenic liver cirrhosis who experienced cardiac tamponade secondary to a tension pneumo - pericardium during the postoperative course after liver...

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Published in:Experimental and clinical transplantation 2019-08, Vol.17 (4), p.568-570
Main Authors: Kemaloğlu, Cemal, Özçobanoğlu, Salih, Köksel, Umut, Kakillioğlu, İsmail, Kemaloğlu, Melek Didem, Erbasan, Ozan, Kısaoğlu, Abdullah, Yaprak, Muhittin, Aydınlı, Bülent, Bayezid, Ömer
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Language:English
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Summary:Pneumopericardium is a rare cause of cardiac tamponade, and it is an extremely rare complication of liver transplant. Here, we present a patient with cryptogenic liver cirrhosis who experienced cardiac tamponade secondary to a tension pneumo - pericardium during the postoperative course after liver transplant.
ISSN:1304-0855
2146-8427
DOI:10.6002/ect.2017.0287