Cardiac compromise due to a pancreatic mediastinal pseudocyst

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1279-1282

  Tan, Mei Hong ^a   Kirk, Gareth ^a   Archibold, Pooler ^a   Kennedy, Peter ^a   Regan, Mark C ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Pancreatic pseudocyst; Percutaneous drain; Pericardial effusion; Pericardiocentesis; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FATALITY; HEART CATHETER; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PANCREATITIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL CYST; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST; PANCREATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036863279     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200211000-00020     Document Type: Article

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