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CT-Guided Pericardiocentesis in a Case of Tension Pneumopericardium and Tamponade Secondary to an Enteropericardial Fistula

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
Tension pneumopericardium is most commonly traumatic. Nontraumatic etiologies are rare, but have been reported with gastropericardial and esophagopericardial fistulas. We present the case of a 54-year-old patient who developed a tension pneumopericardium
Ali O. Ibrahim, MD, Fouad Jaber, MD, Moh’d Alghizzawi, MD, Mark Metzinger, MD, Talal Asif, MD   +4 more
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Pneumopericardium should be considered with electrocardiogram changes after blunt chest trauma: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities in patients with blunt chest trauma are diverse and non-specific, but may be indicative of potentially life-threatening conditions.
Konijn Arjan JM, Egbers Peter HM, Kuiper Michaël A   +2 more
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Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case report

Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2020
Pneumopericardium is defined as the nearness of air inside the pericardial space. It rarely happens after blunt or penetrating chest trauma and may likewise occur iatrogenically. ‘Simple’ pneumopericardium provides no perceptible circulatory collapse and
Amr Abd-El Moneim Shalaby
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Heartburn Takes a Whole New Meaning: Multidisciplinary Management of a Gastropericardial Fistula. [PDF]

Case Rep Surg
Gastropericardial 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, Kelley JK, Fritz GD, Lam G, Zolotarevsky E.   +4 more
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Something is up in the air: pneumothorax and pneumopericardium in a 29-week preterm infant [PDF]

, 2023
This report highlights the early and unusual detection of a pneumopericardium by echocardiography prior to potential development of cardiocirculatory compromise.
Larsen, Alexander, Geipel, Martina, Poryo, Martin, Ruffing, Sarah, Nemat, Sogand, Meyer, Sascha   +5 more
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Pneumopericardium: A Rare Complication of Antireflux Surgery

, 2023
Pneumopericardium is a rare clinical entity, occurring in the setting of thoracic trauma, malignancies, or mechanical ventilation. Very few cases report pneumopericardium as a complication of gastrointestinal tract surgery.
Diquas Elisabeth, Druez Anne, Dili Alexandra*   +2 more
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An unusual case of bronchopericardial fistula secondary to necrotizing pneumonia

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2022
Background Pneumopericardium is a rare complication in patients with bacterial necrotizing pneumonia and proven to be lethal with a high incidence of mortality due to cardiopulmonary failure.
Prachi Bharti, Vivek Agarwal, Jerin Kuruvilla, Subhash Singla   +3 more
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Posttraumatic Pneumopericardium: A Sign of Severe Injury or Radiodiagnostic Rarity?

Acta Medica, 2006
We present three cases of pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma injury. All three patients were victims of road traffic accidents. All had multiple associated injuries and pneumopericardium was found as the additional finding.
Vladimír Lonský, Jiří Manďák, Jan Harrer, Martin Tuna, Petr Dvořák, Tomáš Dědek, Jan Dominik   +6 more
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Case report: A rare complication after the implantation of a cardiac implantable electronic device: Contralateral pneumothorax with pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) including pacemakers (PM), implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), and cardiac resynchronized therapy (CRT) have become the mainstay of therapy for many cardiac conditions, consequently drawing ...
Shao-Wei Lo, Ju-Yi Chen
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A disastrous omen – Candidal pyo pneumopericardium

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2021
Pyo-pneumopericardium or purulent pericarditis is a rare medical entity associated with high mortality. We hereby report a rare case of a 25-years old lady with pyo-pneumopericardium, aspirated pus culture from the pericardial cavity of which grew yeast (
Rathijit Pal, Darpanarayan Hazra, Kishore Pichamuthu, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash   +3 more
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