Key result
Percutaneous pericardial drainage of 650 mL resolves vomiting-induced cardiac tamponade after esophageal cancer surgery.
Why the study?
Cardiac tamponade developing approximately 2 months after esophageal cancer surgery is extremely rare.
Case Report (n=1)
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Cardiac tamponade is a rare but potentially lethal complication that can occur months after esophageal cancer surgery, possibly triggered by physical stress such as frequent vomiting.
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Supports percutaneous drainage for post-esophagectomy tamponade; hypothesis-generating for vomiting-triggered delayed presentation.
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Yamashita et al. (2025) conducted a case report in 72-year-old male patient with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (cT2N0M0 cStage II) who developed cardiac tamponade secondary to repeated vomiting two months after thoracoscopic subtotal esophagectomy and gastric tube reconstruction (n=1). Percutaneous pericardial drainage was evaluated on Resolution of cardiac tamponade evidenced by symptom improvement and drainage of pericardial fluid. Percutaneous pericardial drainage removed 650 mL of bloody pericardial fluid and led to symptomatic improvement without re-accumulation in a 72-year-old man with cardiac tamponade secondary to frequent vomiting two months after esophageal cancer surgery.
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