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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 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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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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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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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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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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Isolated pneumopericardium; An extremely rare complication following active resuscitation in a term neonate [PDF]

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2021
BACKGROUND: Pneumopericardium, presence of air in pericardial cavity, is rare entity with potentially severe complications and mortality. In the neonatal period, it is associated with prematurity, low birth weight, and assisted ventilation, but in full ...
Santosh Sinha, Puneet Aggarwal, Sidhdarth Samrat, Umeshwar Pandey, Vinay Krishna   +4 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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