Pneumopericardium following tracheostomy closure.

نویسندگان

  • Georgios Koloutsos
  • Nikolaos Barbetakis
  • Efthimios Kirodimos
  • Georgios Samanidis
  • Dimitrios Paliouras
  • Kostas Vahtsevanos
چکیده

Air within the pericardial sac is an unusual finding and its cause remains elusive. A case of a 41-year-old man with pneumopericardium following an episode of persistent cough one day after tracheostomy closure is presented. Conservative management with hemodynamic monitoring and serial chest X-rays was effective.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Tuberkuloz ve toraks

دوره 57 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009