Fatal cardiac tamponade following cytoreductive surgery for serous carcinoma of the ovary

• Pericardial effusion may be present early in the disease process in patients with ovarian cancer. • Even a small pericardial effusion may become clinically apparent in the setting of concomitant pleural effusion(s). • Cardiac tamponade should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoper...

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Autores principales: English, Emily, McNally, Leah, Chen, M. Dwight
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4563794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26425729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2015.07.001
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Sumario:• Pericardial effusion may be present early in the disease process in patients with ovarian cancer. • Even a small pericardial effusion may become clinically apparent in the setting of concomitant pleural effusion(s). • Cardiac tamponade should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoperative hemodynamic instability to facilitate timely intervention.

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