Hemopericardium after laparoscopic perihiatal procedures: high index of suspicion facilitates early diagnosis and successful nonoperative management

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2016 Mar-Apr;12(3):e27-e31. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2015.12.020. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

Authors

John M McClellan¹, Daniel Nelson², Matthew Martin³

Affiliations

¹ Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis McCord, Tacoma, Washington. Electronic address: john.mcclellan3@gmail.com.
² Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
³ Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis McCord, Tacoma, Washington.

PMID: 26846751
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2015.12.020

No abstract available

Keywords: Bariatric complication; Cardiac tamponade; Hemopericardium; Hiatal dissection; Pericardial drain; Pericardiocentesis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Drainage / methods
Echocardiography
Female
Gastric Bypass / adverse effects
Hernia, Hiatal / surgery
Humans
Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / etiology*
Pericardial Effusion / therapy
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Reoperation
Treatment Outcome