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. 2014 May;8(5):NJ01.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8213.4337. Epub 2014 May 15.

Pneumopericardium secondary to oesophageal stent invasion

Creticus P Marak  1 , Parijat S Joy  1 , Achuta K Guddati  1
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Pneumopericardium secondary to oesophageal stent invasion

Creticus P Marak et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Invasion; Oesophageal cancer; Pneumopericardium; Stent.

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[Table/Fig-1A]:
CT scan of chest with contrast shows pneumopericardium as depicted by the red arrow
[Table/Fig-1B]:
[Table/Fig-1B]:
Transthoracic echocardiogram shows air bubbles (red arrow) in the pericardium
[Table/Fig-1C]:
[Table/Fig-1C]:
Esophagogram shows the stent in the esophagus (red arrow) and contrast leaking into the left main stem bronchus (green arrow)
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