Isolated Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion After Foreign Body Ingestion

Foreign body ingestion is one of the many potential causes of esophageal perforation. In this case report we describe a man who presented with chest pain and was found to have an isolated hemorrhagic pericardial effusion secondary to occult ingestion and pericardial migration of a metallic foreign b...

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Published in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 106; no. 3; pp. e141 - e143
Main Authors:	Fashandi, Anna Z., Boys, Joshua A., Yount, Kenan W., Buerlein, Ross C., Shami, Vanessa M., Ailawadi, Gorav, Walters, Dustin M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01-09-2018
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Summary:	Foreign body ingestion is one of the many potential causes of esophageal perforation. In this case report we describe a man who presented with chest pain and was found to have an isolated hemorrhagic pericardial effusion secondary to occult ingestion and pericardial migration of a metallic foreign body. Surgical management was successful, and the patient has recovered well.
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ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.02.056