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Partial pericardiectomy for refractory acute tuberculous pericarditis: A case report.
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2023 April 20
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that usually manifests in the lungs but can also affect other organs, including the cardiovascular system. In this article, we present a rare case of purulent pericarditis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 67-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with a large pericardial effusion with evidence of cardiac tamponade caused by acute pericarditis. The patient underwent surgical pericardial drainage, and a total volume of 500 mL of purulent fluid was collected with a positive culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite antituberculous drugs, the patient presented with clinical worsening and recurrence of large pericardial effusion. Therefore, he was submitted to a second intervention by full median sternotomy to drain the pericardial effusion and perform a surgical pericardial debridement associated with a partial pericardiectomy. After the procedure, he improved clinically and was discharged after 24 days of hospitalization.
DISCUSSION: Pericardiectomy is recommended for patients with refractory tuberculous pericarditis after four to eight weeks of antituberculous treatment. We decided not to wait that long to perform an open surgical partial pericardiectomy and debridement with a median sternotomy approach. We believe that this more aggressive surgical approach would be more efficient to combat the infection, which was causing progressive deterioration of patient's clinical condition and early recurrence of significant pericardial effusion.
CONCLUSION: Open partial pericardiectomy with surgical debridement could be an efficient approach for treatment of a refractory acute tuberculous pericarditis.
PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 67-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with a large pericardial effusion with evidence of cardiac tamponade caused by acute pericarditis. The patient underwent surgical pericardial drainage, and a total volume of 500 mL of purulent fluid was collected with a positive culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite antituberculous drugs, the patient presented with clinical worsening and recurrence of large pericardial effusion. Therefore, he was submitted to a second intervention by full median sternotomy to drain the pericardial effusion and perform a surgical pericardial debridement associated with a partial pericardiectomy. After the procedure, he improved clinically and was discharged after 24 days of hospitalization.
DISCUSSION: Pericardiectomy is recommended for patients with refractory tuberculous pericarditis after four to eight weeks of antituberculous treatment. We decided not to wait that long to perform an open surgical partial pericardiectomy and debridement with a median sternotomy approach. We believe that this more aggressive surgical approach would be more efficient to combat the infection, which was causing progressive deterioration of patient's clinical condition and early recurrence of significant pericardial effusion.
CONCLUSION: Open partial pericardiectomy with surgical debridement could be an efficient approach for treatment of a refractory acute tuberculous pericarditis.
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