Pericardial tamponade: a rare complication of sternal bone marrow biopsy

Injury of the heart with concomitant pericardial tamponade as a result of sternal bone marrow biopsy is rare. An 80-year-old man was admitted with dehydration and non-specified abdominal pain to the regional hospital. Sternal aspiration biopsy was performed because of anemia and thrombocytopenia. La...

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Main Authors: Petr Santavy, Martin Troubil, Vladimir Lonsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Hematology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/4866