Dysphagia From Extrinsic Compression of Esophagus by Pericardial Effusion

Secondary cardiac lymphoma presenting as a large diffuse pericardial mass

“…There is a case report of external esophageal compression due to a large pericardial effusion. 7 In this patient a large pericardial tumor may be an additional cause for the dysphagia, which improved after chemotherapy following regression of the pericardial as well as mediastinal tumor. …”

An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia: Pericardial Effusion after Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement

“…More specifically, pericardial effusion can cause gastrointestinal symptoms by stimulation of the diaphragm and vagus nerve (1). The literature reports a patient who presented with intractable vomiting due to an idiopathic pericardial effusion and another case report describing progressive dysphagia in an elderly woman over a 1-year period that was caused by a chronic pericardial effusion (4,5). We present a case of acute dysphagia caused by a sub-acute pericardial effusion resulting from incidental perforation from an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead placement.…”