Cardiac tamponade complicating thoracocentesis: a case for image-guided procedure

Pan Afr Med J. 2018 Jan 16:29:37. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.37.14335. eCollection 2018.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We present a case of cardiac tamponade that was precipitated by thoracocentesis and discovered at autopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autopsy
  • Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Thoracentesis / adverse effects*
  • Thoracentesis / methods