A Case Report of Tension Pneumopericardium Following Blunt Chest Trauma.
- Author:
Sang Tae SOHN
1
;
Eung Soo KIM
;
Jong Yeol KANG
;
Dong Seop SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanil General Hospital, KEPCO Medical Foundation, Korea. yong641@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chest;
Trauma;
Pericardium;
Pneumomediastinum
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Anesthesia, Local;
Emergencies;
Heart;
Humans;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Middle Aged;
Pericardial Window Techniques;
Pericardium;
Pneumopericardium;
Pneumothorax;
Thoracostomy;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2009;42(6):803-806
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
