Traumatic right pericardial laceration with tension pneumopericardium associated with hemodynamic instability: A case report

BACKGROUND: Pneumopericardium is a rare complication following thoracic trauma, and urgent treatment is rendered necessary when it causes tension pneumopericardium due to cardiac tamponade. CASE REPORT: The case presented here is a right pericardial laceration with tension pneumopericardium due to f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yılmaz, Seyhan, KOÇ, Ayşegül
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23766779
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Pneumopericardium is a rare complication following thoracic trauma, and urgent treatment is rendered necessary when it causes tension pneumopericardium due to cardiac tamponade. CASE REPORT: The case presented here is a right pericardial laceration with tension pneumopericardium due to falling from a height, presenting to the emergency clinic of our hospital with hemodynamic instability. CONCLUSION: Pneumopericardium that might develop due to blunt thoracic trauma can easily be diagnosed, may result in cardiac tamponade, and is a potentially fatal pathology without treatment.

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