Perigraft seroma mimicking cardiac tamponade after implantation of Berlin Heart EXCOR device in an infant

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jan;145(1):e3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.016. Epub 2012 Oct 8.

Authors

Fabrizio Gandolfo¹, Gianluca Brancaccio, Aurelio Secinaro, Antonio Amodeo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 23058664
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Tamponade / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / therapy*
Diagnostic Errors*
Drainage
Female
Heart Transplantation
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Infant
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Predictive Value of Tests
Prosthesis Design
Reoperation
Seroma / diagnosis*
Seroma / etiology
Seroma / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Polytetrafluoroethylene