Publication | Closed Access
Tension Pneumopericardium following Penetrating Trauma
20
Citations
0
References
1990
Year
Tension PneumopericardiumMedicineAnterior MediastinumPneumothoraxPleural EffusionPleural DiseaseThoracic SurgeryOrgan InjurySurgeryPulmonary MedicineLung MechanicsChest InjuryTraumatic Cardiac ArrestPrevious InfectionEmergency Medicine
We report a patient who developed tension pneumopericardium following penetrating trauma to the chest. Lung adhering to the pleura due to previous infection prevented the lung from collapsing and resulted in diversion of the air leak into the anterior mediastinum and from there through a breach into the pericardium.