Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2009 Dec;42(6):803-806.
A Case Report of Tension Pneumopericardium Following Blunt Chest Trauma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanil General Hospital, KEPCO Medical Foundation, Korea. yong641@chol.com
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sanbon Hospital, Wonkwang University, Korea.
Abstract
- A 49-year-old man visited our hospital via the emergency room. He had suffered chest trauma by falling down. His chest X-Ray showed pneumomediastinum with pneumopericardium. We checked the Chest CT, and it showed pneumopericardium without any injury to the other organs, the compressed heart and a minimal pneumothorax on the left hemithorax. Closed thoracostomy was then done under local anesthesia. We then performed open pericardiostomy under general anesthesia. We got a good result and so we report on this case.
