| Literature DB >> 19714513 |
Georgios Koloutsos1, Nikolaos Barbetakis, Efthimios Kirodimos, Georgios Samanidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Kostas Vahtsevanos.
Abstract
Air within the pericardial sac is an unusual finding and its cause remains elusive. A case of a 41-year-old man with pneumopericardium following an episode of persistent cough one day after tracheostomy closure is presented. Conservative management with hemodynamic monitoring and serial chest X-rays was effective.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19714513
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tuberk Toraks ISSN: 0494-1373