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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Main Author: Amr Abd-El Moneim Shalaby
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Cirugía Cardiovascular
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1134009619302578
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spelling 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 following blunt trauma: Case report
Cirugía Cardiovascular
Neumopericardio
Traumatismo
Espontáneamente
author_facet Amr Abd-El Moneim Shalaby
author_sort Amr Abd-El Moneim Shalaby
title Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case report
title_short Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case report
title_full Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case report
title_fullStr Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case report
title_full_unstemmed Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case report
title_sort pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: case report
publisher Elsevier
series Cirugía Cardiovascular
issn 1134-0096
publishDate 2020-05-01
description 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.
topic Neumopericardio
Traumatismo
Espontáneamente
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1134009619302578
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