Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial Fistula

Esophagopericardial fistulas are an extremely rare structural defect that may arise from malignant or iatrogenic etiologies. This article reports the case of a patient with cardiac tamponade secondary to hydropneumopericardium from esophagopericardial fistula. Given the high morbidity and mortality...

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Main Authors: Caitlin T. Perez-Stable, BA, Lauren T. Callaghan, BS, Christopher K. Wong, MD, MSc, Jorge M. Escobar, MD, Mahboob Alam, MD
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Language:English
Published: The Texas Heart Institute 2024-12-01
Series:Texas Heart Institute Journal
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Online Access:https://thij.kglmeridian.com/downloadpdf/view/journals/thij/51/2/article-e248443.pdf
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Lauren T. Callaghan, BS
Christopher K. Wong, MD, MSc
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description Esophagopericardial fistulas are an extremely rare structural defect that may arise from malignant or iatrogenic etiologies. This article reports the case of a patient with cardiac tamponade secondary to hydropneumopericardium from esophagopericardial fistula. Given the high morbidity and mortality of this condition, this article describes challenges in diagnosis and clinical decision-making to improve early identification and interdisciplinary management.
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spelling doaj-art-a6afb08bb02c4433b09b3cfdd61c04c52025-08-20T02:30:24ZengThe Texas Heart InstituteTexas Heart Institute Journal1526-67022024-12-015121610.14503/THIJ-24-8443i1526-6702-51-2-e248443Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial FistulaCaitlin T. Perez-Stable, BA0Lauren T. Callaghan, BS1Christopher K. Wong, MD, MSc2Jorge M. Escobar, MD3Mahboob Alam, MD41 Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas1 Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas1 Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas2 The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care, Houston, Texas1 Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TexasEsophagopericardial fistulas are an extremely rare structural defect that may arise from malignant or iatrogenic etiologies. This article reports the case of a patient with cardiac tamponade secondary to hydropneumopericardium from esophagopericardial fistula. Given the high morbidity and mortality of this condition, this article describes challenges in diagnosis and clinical decision-making to improve early identification and interdisciplinary management.https://thij.kglmeridian.com/downloadpdf/view/journals/thij/51/2/article-e248443.pdfesophagusfistulacardiac tamponadestentscarcinomapericardial effusionpneumopericardium
spellingShingle Caitlin T. Perez-Stable, BA
Lauren T. Callaghan, BS
Christopher K. Wong, MD, MSc
Jorge M. Escobar, MD
Mahboob Alam, MD
Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial Fistula
Texas Heart Institute Journal
esophagus
fistula
cardiac tamponade
stents
carcinoma
pericardial effusion
pneumopericardium
title Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial Fistula
title_full Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial Fistula
title_fullStr Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial Fistula
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial Fistula
title_short Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial Fistula
title_sort cardiac tamponade secondary to esophagopericardial fistula
topic esophagus
fistula
cardiac tamponade
stents
carcinoma
pericardial effusion
pneumopericardium
url https://thij.kglmeridian.com/downloadpdf/view/journals/thij/51/2/article-e248443.pdf
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