Aseptic Pericarditis After Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

Transbronchial needle aspiration is a safe procedure with a complication rate under 1%. Aseptic pericarditis and mediastinal hematoma are rare complications. We present a case of a 40-year-old patient who underwent left paratracheal lymph node biopsy with a 21-g needle who sustained both aseptic pericarditis and a mediastinal hematoma. His symptoms of pericarditis were treated with ibuprofen, whereas the hematoma resolved spontaneously.