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Tension pneumopericardium in blunt multi‐system trauma in a resource limited setting
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022 Pneumopericardium is defined as the presence of air within the pericardial sac. Pneumopericardium is a rare condition that may occur secondary to blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, pericardial infection with gas‐forming organisms, or iatrogenically ...
Clayton Moore, Matthew Chovaz
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JA Clinical Reports, 2020 Background Pneumopericardium in neonates is often associated with respiratory diseases, of which positive pressure ventilation (PPV) is an exacerbating factor.
Makiko Tani +5 more
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Post-traumatic compressive pneumopericardium with spontaneous ventilation: Case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 Pneumopericardium is a rare complication of a blunt thoracic trauma. It is defined as the presence of air in the pericardial sac. There are just a few cases described in the literature.This article brings pneumopericardium to light, reinforcing the ...
Jamal Ouachaou +5 more
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Heartburn Takes a Whole New Meaning: Multidisciplinary Management of a Gastropericardial Fistula. [PDF]
Case Rep SurgGastropericardial fistulas (GCs) are exceedingly rare in the reported literature. Etiologies include prior abdominal surgery, malignancy, and perforated gastric ulcers. Presenting symptoms range from chest pain to cardiac tamponade. Early imaging can help delineate the origin of the fistula.
Sypniewski J +4 more
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Cancer-Related Pneumopericardium: A Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Oncology, 2020 Pneumopericardium is a relatively rare entity mostly described in the literature as a result of causes such as penetrating/blunt trauma and iatrogenic causes during cardiothoracic procedures.
Samina Hirani +3 more
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A Very Rare Case of Isolated Spontaneous Pneumopericardium Secondary to COVID-19
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2022 Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) is currently a pandemic. In addition to respiratory symptoms, involvement of other organs such as the pericardium is also seen. Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 patients has rarely been reported. Isolated pneumopericardium
Behnam Shakerian +2 more
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Tension pneumopericardium in a polytrauma patient
Biomedical Papers, 2023 Introduction. Tension pneumopericardium is a life-threatening condition, manifesting most commonly as hemodynamic instability caused by cardiac tamponade.
Jana Pometlova +4 more
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Pediatric Pulmonology, Volume 58, Issue 11, Page 3206-3212, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Background and Aims Thoracic air leak syndrome (TALS) is a complication related to chronic pulmonary graft‐versus‐host disease (pGvHD) that affects approximately 0.83%−3.08% patients after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Such complication is defined as the occurrence of any form of air leak in the thorax, including spontaneous ...
Giorgio Persano +7 more
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Asymptomatic Pneumopericardium with Atrial Fibrillation after Pericardiocentesis: A Case Report
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2019 Air inside the pericardial cavity is called “pneumopericardium”, which is a rare complication of pericardiocentesis. Pneumopericardium may resolve spontaneously or can complicate into tension pericardium, requiring urgent aspiration. We herein describe a
Hammad Shah +2 more
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Pneumopericardium secondary to oesophageal cancer presenting as myocardial infarction: a case report
Respirology Case Reports, 2021 The diagnosis of pneumopericardium can be challenging, as the symptoms are sometimes non‐specific and can mimic those of other diseases. Especially, focal pneumopericardium presenting with regional ST‐segment elevation on the electrocardiogram can be ...
Yu‐Shan Shih +3 more
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