Massive right pleural effusion leading to cardiac tamponade in absence of pericardial effusion: a rare presentation

BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Feb 3:2016:bcr2015214342. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-214342.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pleural Effusion / complications*
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnostic imaging
  • Pleural Effusion / therapy
  • Thoracentesis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed