Bubbles in pericardial fluid: Multimodality imaging in iatrogenic hydropneumopericardium

CASE REPORT

Year : 2015 \| Volume : 3 \| Issue : 1 \| Page : 5

Bubbles in pericardial fluid: Multimodality imaging in iatrogenic hydropneumopericardium Armin Attar¹, Mohammad Bagher Sharifkazemi², Ali Reza Moaref² ¹ Cardiovascular Medicine Department; Students' Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran ² Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran Correspondence Address: Ali Reza Moaref Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz IR Iran Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.5812/acvi.22787

Introduction: The term hydropneumopericardium describes the simultaneous accumulation of fluid and gas in the pericardial sac. This condition is mostly caused by primary infiltrative lesions from the adjacent organs, pericardial infections, or trauma and is a very rare situation, usually with favorable outcomes. Case Presentation: We describe a female patient with Lutembacher's syndrome complicated by cardiac tamponade. After surgical treatment, she developed iatrogenic hydropneumopericardium, which was treated conservatively. Conclusions: Iatrogenic hydropneumopericardium can be managed conservatively with supportive measures, and most of these cases resolve spontaneously if they are not large and destabilizing.



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