Pneumopericardium due to intrapericardial perforation of a gastric ulcer
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A pneumopericardium caused by gastric ulcer perforation.
A 72-year-old man with a history of chemoradiation therapy for lung cancer and with known gastric ulcer was admitted due to chest pain. On day 6, a chest X-ray showed air around the heart (Picture 1) and computed tomography showed a fistula between the pericardium and the gastric ulcer (Picture 2). A diagnosis of cardiac tamponade caused by a pneumopericardium was made, and a drainage tube was ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00667-x