Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case report
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 patient are asymptomatic; nonetheless, simple...
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doaj-7560e66f4c25414ab433b5f6dc1b6b9e2020-11-25T02:50:09ZspaElsevierCirugía Cardiovascular1134-00962020-05-01273109111Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case reportAmr Abd-El Moneim Shalaby0Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptPneumopericardium 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 patient are asymptomatic; nonetheless, simple pneumopericardium in 37% of cases complicate to circulatory collapse and so called ‘tension’ pneumopericardium. Tension pneumopericardium requires rapid evacuation of the pericardial sac by percutaneous or open drainage strategy. Inability to accomplish rapid effective drainage may bring about cardiac arrest. Diagnosis is done through an erect chest X-ray. Echocardiography and chest computed tomography scans can also support the diagnosis. We are here to report a patient with clinically and radiologically affirmed pneumopericardium caused by chest blunt trauma that was spontaneously relieved. Resumen: El neumopericardio se define como la proximidad de aire dentro del espacio pericárdico. Raramente ocurre tras traumatismos contundentes o penetrantes, y puede producirse iatrogénicamente. El neumopericardio ‘simple’ no aporta colapso circulatorio perceptible, y los pacientes son asintomáticos; sin embargo, en el 37% de los casos el neumopericardio simple se complica con colapso circulatorio y el denominado neumopericardio a ‘tensión’, que requiere una evacuación rápida del saco pericárdico mediante estrategia percutánea o de drenaje abierto. La imposibilidad de acometer un drenaje rápido efectivo puede derivar en paro cardiaco. El diagnóstico se realiza mediante placa de tórax en posición erguida. La ecocardiografía y la CT de tórax pueden respaldar también el diagnóstico. Reportamos aquí el caso de un paciente con neumopericardio confirmado clínica y radiológicamente, causado por traumatismo contundente de tórax, que se resolvió espontáneamente.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1134009619302578NeumopericardioTraumatismoEspontáneamente |
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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 patient are asymptomatic; nonetheless, simple pneumopericardium in 37% of cases complicate to circulatory collapse and so called ‘tension’ pneumopericardium. Tension pneumopericardium requires rapid evacuation of the pericardial sac by percutaneous or open drainage strategy. Inability to accomplish rapid effective drainage may bring about cardiac arrest. Diagnosis is done through an erect chest X-ray. Echocardiography and chest computed tomography scans can also support the diagnosis. We are here to report a patient with clinically and radiologically affirmed pneumopericardium caused by chest blunt trauma that was spontaneously relieved. Resumen: El neumopericardio se define como la proximidad de aire dentro del espacio pericárdico. Raramente ocurre tras traumatismos contundentes o penetrantes, y puede producirse iatrogénicamente. El neumopericardio ‘simple’ no aporta colapso circulatorio perceptible, y los pacientes son asintomáticos; sin embargo, en el 37% de los casos el neumopericardio simple se complica con colapso circulatorio y el denominado neumopericardio a ‘tensión’, que requiere una evacuación rápida del saco pericárdico mediante estrategia percutánea o de drenaje abierto. La imposibilidad de acometer un drenaje rápido efectivo puede derivar en paro cardiaco. El diagnóstico se realiza mediante placa de tórax en posición erguida. La ecocardiografía y la CT de tórax pueden respaldar también el diagnóstico. Reportamos aquí el caso de un paciente con neumopericardio confirmado clínica y radiológicamente, causado por traumatismo contundente de tórax, que se resolvió espontáneamente. |
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