Title of article
Pneumopericardium occurring after stab wound to the chest
Author/Authors
Seock Yeol Lee، نويسنده , , Seung-Jin Lee، نويسنده , , Cheol Woo Jeon، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
2
From page
10
To page
11
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.
Keywords
Pneumopericardium , Stab wound , Thoracic injury
Journal title
The American Journal of Surgery
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
The American Journal of Surgery
Record number
619183
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