03 September 2026
: Case report 
A Near-Fatal Leak: Acute Cardiac Tamponade From Contrast Extravasation via a Thrombosed Port-a-Cath
Rare disease
Hamza Janjua ABEF 1, Monica Wilbekin E 2, Hira Janjua E 1, Kushal Das E 1,3, Zulfiqar Qutrio Baloch
E 4, Rehan Ishaque E 4*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953197
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953197
Figure 1 Sagittal contrast-enhanced computed tomography reconstruction demonstrating dense contrast accumulation within the pericardial sac, consistent with intrapericardial contrast extravasation resulting in cardiac tamponade. Arrow indicates the hyperdense pericardial collection.