| Literature DB >> 3612858 |
Abstract
A 28-year-old male developed tension pneumopericardium following penetrating paraxiphoid injury to the pericardial space. We found no previous reports of this unique problem. Pneumopericardium associated with penetrating chest trauma warrants thorough exploratory surgery to rule out direct cardiac injury.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3612858 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198707000-00022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Trauma ISSN: 0022-5282