Hemoperitoneum, Hepatic Laceration, and Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm as a Complication of Emergent Pericardiocentesis

Waseem Farooq; Vijay Iyer

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.101686

Hemoperitoneum, Hepatic Laceration, and Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm as a Complication of Emergent Pericardiocentesis

JACC Case Rep. 2022 Nov 29:5:101686. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.101686. eCollection 2023 Jan 4.

Authors

Waseem Farooq¹, Vijay Iyer¹

Affiliation

¹ University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA.

Abstract

Emergent pericardiocentesis is a potentially life-saving therapeutic procedure. We report a case of hemoperitoneum, a rare but known complication of pericardiocentesis; due to hepatic artery laceration and hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm formation resulting in delayed hemorrhagic shock as a complication of emergent pericardiocentesis. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: CTA, computed tomography angiogram; LA, left atrium; MR, mitral regurgitation; TEE, transesophageal echocardiogram; TEER, transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; hemoperitoneum; hepatic artery laceration; pericardial tamponade; pericardiocentesis.

Publication types

Case Reports