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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
europepmc   +2 more sources

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, Carol S. Velez Martinez, Shajadi Patan, Mindie Kavanaugh   +3 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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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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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
doaj   +1 more source

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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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
wiley   +1 more source

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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Where is the chest tube? Ectopic chest tube

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 30, Issue S1, Page 21S-25S, February 2023., 2023
Tension pneumothorax is one of the commonest life‐threatening condition seen in multiple injury or polytrauma trauma victims. Chest tube insertion has been the mainstay treatment for tension pneumothorax since early 1970s until today. Despite being a common procedure performed by an emergency resident, the incidence of complications related to the ...
Syed Abdul Kader Mohamed Saleem, Ismail Mohd Saiboon, Muhammad’ Abid Amir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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