Pneumopericardium
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| Specialty | Emergency medicine  |
Pneumopericardium is a medical condition where air enters the pericardial cavity. This condition has been recognized in preterm neonates, in which it is associated with severe lung pathology, after vigorous resuscitation, or in the presence of assisted ventilation.[2] This is a serious complication, which if untreated may lead to cardiac tamponade and death. Pneumomediastiunum, which is the presence of air in the mediastinum, may mimic and also coexist with pneumopericardium.
It can be congenital, or introduced by a wound.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Konijn AJ, Egbers PH, Kuiper MA (2008). "Pneumopericardium should be considered with electrocardiogram changes after blunt chest trauma: a case report". J Med Case Reports. 2 (1): 100. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-2-100. PMC 2323010. PMID 18394149.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Sanaei-Zadeh H, Aghakhani K (2006). "Neonatal pneumopericardium". J Perinat Med. 34: 89. doi:10.1515/JPM.2006.015. PMID 16489892.
- ^ Parikh, D.H.; Crabbe, David; Auldist, Alex; Steven Rothenberg (26 March 2009). Pediatric Thoracic Surgery. Springer. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-84800-903-5.
External links
- thoraxlesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/thoracicsurgeryvolII/chapter2figure19.jpg
- Karoui, Mehdi; Bucur, Petru Octav (2 October 2008). "Pneumopericardium". New England Journal of Medicine. 359 (14): e16. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm074422.
- Franklin, WJ; Arora, G; Ayres, NA (2003). "Pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum in an adolescent after blunt chest trauma". Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital. 30 (4): 338–9. PMC 307727. PMID 14677752.
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