Citation

Pondaven E, Hanouz JL, Gérard JL, Bricard H. Ann. Fr. Anesth. Reanim. 1998; 17(10): 1243-1246.

Vernacular Title

Rupture traumatique du pericarde. Un diagnostic rare.

Affiliation

Département d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale et de médecine d'urgence, centre hospitalier universitaire Côte-de-Nacre, Caen, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9881194

Abstract

Rupture of the pericardium is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma. The diagnosis is difficult and if it remains unrecognized, severe complications such as heart herniation may occur. We report the case of a 19-year-old patient with a traumatic rupture of the pericardium. The diagnosis was suggested by a pneumopericardium seen on the chest radiograph and CT-scan. Emergency thoracotomy enabled localisation of the tear, assessment of its size, and reparation of the tear to prevent heart herniation.

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