Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration leading to cardiac empyema and tamponade by Prevotella oris
The National medical journal of India, cilt.38, sa.1, ss.12-13, 2025 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.25259/nmji_570_2022
- Dergi Adı: The National medical journal of India
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.12-13
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TNBA) is widely recommended for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy of malignant and non-malignant aetiology. EBUS-TBNA is preferred over mediastinoscopy as it has a better diagnostic accuracy and safety, is cost-effective and less invasive. Major complications of EBUS-TBNA include bleeding, mediastinitis, pneumonia, mediastinal abscess, empyema, lung abscess, pericarditis, pneumothorax, and rarely pericardial tamponade. We report a patient who developed pericardial empyema and tamponade due to Prevotella oris following EBUS-TBNA.