Postpericardiotomy syndrome is a potential rare complication of transdiaphragmatic pericardial window procedures.
May warrant vigilance for postpericardiotomy syndrome after transdiaphragmatic pericardial window; first report extends triggers and leaves open incidence data.
Diagnostic pericardial window (by either subxyphoid or transdiaphragmatic approach) is commonly utilized to exclude traumatic cardiac injury. Although regarded as a low-risk procedure, rare complications such as bacterial pericarditis, iatrogenic cardiac injury, cardiac herniation and postpericardiotomy syndrome can occur. We report the first description of postpericardiotomy syndrome following transdiaphragmatic pericardial window.
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