10.25373/ctsnet.5481517.v1
Marilou B. Page
Marilou B.
Page
Smarika Shrestha
Smarika
Shrestha
Michael Lazar
Michael
Lazar
David B. Campbell
David B.
Campbell
Another Complication of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy
CTSNet
2017
Esophagus
Pericardium
Mediastinum
Cardiac Arrest
Surgery
2017-10-09 20:37:48
Dataset
https://ctsnet.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Another_Complication_of_Peroral_Endoscopic_Myotomy/5481517
Peroral endoscopic myotomy
is a safe and effective palliative procedure with acceptable known
complications for achalasia. With its continuous practice, cardiac arrest
secondary to tension pneumopericardium-induced tamponade is another adverse
event coming to light. The authors present the case of a 72-year-old gentleman
who suddenly went into pulseless electrical activity during the procedure with
no other warning signs. Hemodynamic stability was achieved with urgent
pericardiocentesis.<div>Visit https://www.ctsnet.org/article/another-complication-peroral-endoscopic-myotomy for the full article.</div>