A rare case of hepatic vein puncture during attempted pericardiocentesis mimicking right atrium perforation
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Amar Nath Upadhyay; Barun Kumar
- Source
- International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 10:2674
- Subject
- General Engineering
- Language
- ISSN
- 2320-6012
2320-6071
Emergency pericardiocentesis done for hemodynamically significant cardiac tamponad is associated with rare but life-threatening complications including cardiac chamber perforation. Echocardiography is the usual tool to diagnose procedural complications of pericardiocentesis. We are reporting a case of attempted pericardiocentesis where apparent cardiac chamber perforation by saline contrast echo turned out to be an inconsequential hepatic vein puncture.