We report a case of a 75-year-old male with history of lung adenocarcinoma who presented with shortness of breath and frequent episodes of cough-induced syncope. A large pericardial effusion was found on echocardiogram suggestive of cardiac tamponade. Pericardiocentesis was done which improved the dyspnea and eventually resolved the syncope. There are only two other cases reported in the litera...

INTRODUCTION The cardiac manifestations of influenza A are broad, ranging from self-limited pericarditis to fatal cardiomyopathy. The 2009 H1N1 influenza A (H1N1) strain is a rare cause of pericarditis, and its role in developing a pericardial effusion leading to tamponade has infrequently been reported. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of a young female with no prior cardiovascular histo...

PURPOSE We analyzed the anatomical and visual outcomes after surgical treatment of idiopathic macular holes with pars plana vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling using Brilliant Blue dye, and silicone oil tamponade without postoperative posturing. METHODS This was a retrospective interventional study of 10 eyes in eight patients who underwent surgical treatment of idiopathic ma...

PURPOSE To identify prognostic factors for visual acuity and anatomic outcomes associated with bullous rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) management using primary pars plana vitrectomy, intraoperative perfluorocarbon liquids (PFCLs), and internal gas tamponade. METHODS The authors studied a consecutive series of 115 eyes (115 patients) with a bullous RRD not complicated by proliferative ...

PURPOSE The internal limiting membrane (ILM) removal has been combined with macular hole surgery in recent years, which facilitates shortening of the prone-positioning period after surgery. In this study, surgical outcome of macular hole surgery with ILM removal, air tamponade, and 1-day prone positioning was evaluated. METHODS In a prospective study, 23 patients (23 eyes) underwent vitrectom...

useful if practicable because this is invariably raised in acute myocardial infarction but is normal in pulmonary embolism. A "paradoxical" arterial pulse, which falls at the onset of inspiration and rises on expiration by more than 15 mm. Hgso that the change is detectable by the finger palpating the femoral pulse-is almost invariably present in acute cardiac tamponade from pericardial effusio...

PURPOSE To report the anatomical and functional outcomes of surgery for retinal detachment associated with chorioretinal colobomas. METHODS In this retrospective interventional case series, 28 eyes of 28 patients (including 18 male subjects) who had undergone surgery for retinal detachment associated with chorioretinal colobomas were evaluated regarding the type of intervention, final visual ...

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a condition characterized by an exaggerated response of the immune system (a hypersensitivity response) to fungus Aspergillus. Aspergillus-associated pericarditis leading pericardial tamponade rare. In our case, we presented case 22-year-old female asthmatic patient with no other medical conditions who emergency department (ED) complaining sever...

A 43-year-old male with alcoholic cirrhosis underwent EGD for hematemesis which revealed bleeding, grade II, lower esophageal varices that were endoscopically ligated with 6 bands. All the bands remained attached to varices at the completion of EGD. Despite apparent initial hemostasis, balloon tamponade was performed one hour later for suspected continued bleeding. Due to suspected continuing b...

BACKGROUND The military medical community has promoted use of Foley catheter balloon tamponade in the initial management of vascular injury owing to neck or maxillofacial trauma. The aim of the study was to compare outcomes with Foley catheter tamponade with those obtained with traditional use of external pressure. METHODS This retrospective cohort study evaluated all cases of persistent blee...