TB Research

Caught in the Web: Alteplase-Assisted Rescue of an Entrapped Pericardial Pigtail

Swaminathan Krishnaswamy, Shivam Goel, Shashwat Joshi, Ankur Handa, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Sourabh Agstam

˜The œJournal of invasive cardiology/˜The œjournal of invasive cardiology · 2026-04

Abstract

A 12-year-old boy with a case of disseminated tuberculosis who was on guideline-directed oral antitubercular therapy presented to the outpatient clinic with worsening exertional dyspnea for the past 2 months.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Tuberculosis
  • Outpatient clinic
  • Pigtail
  • Medical treatment