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KMID : 0364020090420060803
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2009 Volume.42 No. 6 p.803 ~ p.806
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A Case Report of Tension Pneumopericardium Following Blunt Chest Trauma
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Sohn Sang-Tae
Kim Eung-Soo
Kang Jong-Yeol
Song Dong-Seop
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Abstract
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A 49-year-old man visited our hospital via the emergency room. He had suffered chest trauma by falling down. His chest X-Ray showed pneumomediastinum with pneumopericardium. We checked the Chest CT, and it showed pneumopericardium without any injury to the other organs, the compressed heart and a minimal pneumothorax on the left hemithorax. Closed thoracostomy was then done under local anesthesia. We then performed open pericardiostomy under general anesthesia. We got a good result and so we report on this case.
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KEYWORD
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Chest, Trauma, Pericardium, Pneumomediastinum
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