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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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A man with shortness of breath and chest pain

, 2023
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2023.
Nicholas Zampariello, Kelly Mayo, Andrew Mittelman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tension Pneumopericardium In Blunt Thoracic Trauma

, 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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Pneumo-pyopericardium Mimicking an Acute Myocardial Infarction. A Rare Complication of an Incarcerated Hiatus Hernia and Gastro-pericardial Fistula

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2016
Pyopericardium is an acquired disease associated with very high complication rates. Pyopericardium is a very rare form of pneumopericardium. The nontraumatic causes of pneumopericardium include gastro-pericardial fistula that can occur in refractory ...
Blendea Ciprian, Crăciun Adriana, Simon Crina, Condrea Sebastian   +3 more
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Uncommon threads: pneumopericardium complexity following liver catheter removal in pancreatic cancer [PDF]

Exploration of Cardiology
Pneumopericardium, the presence of air within the pericardial sac, is a rare but critical condition that can lead to severe complications such as tension pneumopericardium and cardiac tamponade, causing hemodynamic instability and necessitating immediate
Ahmed Basuoni, Sameera Khatri, Yasir Al-Malki, Marwa Makhlouf   +3 more
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Marked hemopneumopericardium in a patient with rectal cancer with distant metastasis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Introduction Hemopneumopericardium defines a condition of combined pathology of weakened, dense blood content (hemopericardium) and air (pneumopericardium) in the pericardial cavity with an air fluid level.
Sager Almulhim, Ghada Almakhaita, Emad M. AL-Osail   +2 more
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Pneumopericárdio após traumatismo penetrante: relato de três casos

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Pneumopericardium after penetrating wound represents a high suspicion for cardiac wound. Some authors recommend thoracotomy to discharge a cardiac lesion.
Fernando Antonio Campelo Spencer Netto, Jurandir Cavalcanti de Araújo Melo, Fábio Antonio Amando Granja   +2 more
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in a young female: a case report

Liječnički vjesnik, 2023
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a rare condition in young adults, usually affecting young healthy males with underlying pulmonary disease, which can be extremely rarely complicated with pneumopericardium (SPP).
Mihovil Santini, Lana Nikše, Pavao Mioč, Jakov Santini, Iva Tokić, Ivan Zeljković   +5 more
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