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Perforation of Jejunum as a Rare Complication of Pericardiocentesis: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT The safety of pericardiocentesis as a therapy for cardiac tamponade has improved since the advent of echocardiography‐guided pericardiocentesis. The most serious complications include injury of the cardiac chambers, laceration of the coronary arteries or intercostal vessels, puncture of the abdominal viscera or peritoneal cavity, pneumothorax,
Bahrami F, Mehrpooya M, Ahmadi SM.
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Tension Pneumopericardium In Blunt Thoracic Trauma [PDF]

, 2017
Pneumopericardium, defined as the presence of gas in the pericardial sac, is a rare condition caused mostly by trauma. Tension pneumopericardium is a cause of hemodynamic instability; hence, it consists in a life-threatening situation and should be ...
Rolim Marques, Marcela dos Santos; Carmona, Gustavo Pereira; Hirano, Elcio Shiyoti, Antonio Fernando; Lopes, Lizianne Hermogenes; Martins, Cesar Vanderlei; Fraga   +6 more
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Nonoperative Management of a Pediatric Blunt Traumatic Distal Tracheal Injury. [PDF]

Case Rep Pediatr
Introduction Blunt traumatic tracheal injury in children is rare and potentially life‐threatening. Operative management has traditionally been recommended, though recent reports suggest that nonoperative management may be appropriate in selected patients. Case Presentation A previously healthy 10‐year‐old boy presented after an unwitnessed helmeted all‐
Stanic P, Vore E, Galganski L, Myer CM, Hysinger EB, Falcone RA.   +5 more
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Preterm Neonate with Spontaneous Pneumopericardium without any Other Associated Air Leaks [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
We report a case of a preterm neonate with isolated spontaneous pneumopericardium occurring in the absence of a history of neonatal resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, major lung disease or another air leak. The pneumopericardium was asymptomatic and
Suryawanshi P., Klimek J.
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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, Petr Handlos, Renata Jecminkova, Miroslav Kitka, Pavel Koscielnik   +4 more
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Recurrent thoracic air leak syndrome in patients affected by pulmonary graft‐versus‐host disease: Surgical strategies and outcome

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, Alessandro Crocoli, Cristina Martucci, Valerio Pardi, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Francesca Petreschi, Giulia Cafiero, Alessandro Inserra   +7 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, Pei‐Hsing Chen, Hsao‐Hsun Hsu, Yu‐Ding Tseng   +3 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, Momin Salahudin, Afrasyab Altaf   +2 more
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Spontaneous tension pneumomediastinum with pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of COVID‐19 disease

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 7, July 2023., 2023
Key Clinical Message Recently spontaneous tension pneumomediastinum (STM), were reported as infrequent complications in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) patients but pneumothorax (PT), and subcutaneous emphysema (SE) are more frequently seen in COVID‐19 patients. PT and SE may present after PTM in COVID‐19.
Manouchehr Aghajanzadeh, Ali Alavi Foumani, Azita Tangestaninejad, Mohammad Haghighi, Yousha Pourahmadi, Ehsan Hajipour Jafroudi, Mahsa Mousazadeh, Rastin Hosseinzadeh Asli   +7 more
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Tension Pneumopericardium after Pericardiocentesis

, 2016
Pneumopericardium is defined as the presence of air inside the pericardial space. Usually, it is reported as a complication of blunt or penetrating chest trauma, but rare iatrogenic and spontaneous cases have been reported.
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