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Pneumopericardium occurring after stab wound to the chest.
- Source :
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American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] 2008 Sep; Vol. 196 (3), pp. e10-1. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Jun 16. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- A 39-year old man was admitted to our hospital with a chest stab wound. The stab wound was approximately 3 cm long by 4 cm deep and located in the subxiphoid process area. Neither the pleura nor pericardium were involved. However, pneumopericardium was detected by posteroanterior chest x-ray and computed axial tomography. The patient was treated by conservative therapy, and the pneumopericardium spontaneously disappeared after 5 days. The patient was discharged on hospital day 7.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-1883
- Volume :
- 196
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18558394
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.071