Cardiac Tamponade Due to Pneumopericardium After Liver Transplant

KEMALOĞLU C., ÖZÇOBANOĞLU S., KÖKSEL U., Kemaloglu M. D., ERBASAN O., KISAOĞLU A., ...More

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, vol.17, no.4, pp.568-570, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.6002/ect.2017.0287
  • Journal Name: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.568-570
  • Keywords: Cardiogenic shock, Liver cirrhosis, Pericardial air, TENSION PNEUMOPERICARDIUM, SECONDARY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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 pneumopericardium during the postoperative course after liver transplant.