Pneumopericardium occurring after stab wound to the chest - 22/08/11
, Seung Jin Lee, M.D., Cheol Woo Jeon, M.D.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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pneumopericardium, Stab wound, Thoracic injury
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Vol 196 - N° 3
P. e10-e11 - septembre 2008 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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