ABSTRACT
AN UNFORESEEN COMPLICATION OF PERICARDIOCENTESIS; CASE STUDY OF A 50 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH PERICARDIAL EFFUSION
Dr. Farhan P. K., Dr. Harikishore and Dr. Dolly Mathew
A 50 year old female was referred to us with a broken, stuck pig tail catheter tip within the pericardial cavity which was originally inserted in view of massive pericardial effusion with impending cardiac tamponade. After necessary imaging investigations she underwent pigtail catheter tip surgical removal through an anterolateral thoracotomy approach.
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