Kim Dongmin, Lim Seong-Hoon, Seo Pil Won
Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Korea.
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jun;46(3):223-5. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.3.223. Epub 2013 Jun 5.
Chest draining is a common procedure for treating pleural effusion. Perforation of the heart is a rare often fatal complication of chest drain insertion. We report a case of a 76-year-old female patient suffering from congestive heart failure. At presentation, unilateral opacity of the left chest observed on a chest X-ray was interpreted as massive pleural effusion, so an attempt was made to drain the left pleural space. Malposition of the chest drain was suspected because blood was draining in a pulsatile way from the catheter. Computed tomography revealed perforation of the left ventricle. Mini-thoracotomy was performed and the drain extracted successfully.
胸腔引流是治疗胸腔积液的常见操作。心脏穿孔是胸腔引流置管罕见但常致命的并发症。我们报告一例76岁女性充血性心力衰竭患者。就诊时,胸部X线显示左胸单侧模糊影被解释为大量胸腔积液,因此尝试对左胸腔进行引流。由于血液从导管呈搏动性流出,怀疑胸腔引流管位置不当。计算机断层扫描显示左心室穿孔。进行了小切口开胸手术并成功取出引流管。