Pneumopericardium

Case contributed by Stefan Tigges ◉

Diagnosis certain

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Citation:

Tigges S, Pneumopericardium. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-90370

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-90370

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/90370?iframe=true

rID:

90370

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Stefan Tigges had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

28 Jun 2021

Revisions:

7 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Cardiac

Tags:

pneumopericardium, legacy case, legacy

Institution:

Emory University

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The patient underwent placement of a pericardial drain to treat pericardial effusion

Patient Data

Age: 50 years

Gender: Male

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x-ray

Frontal

Gas surrounds the heart and proximal great vessels. A pericardial drain projects over the heart inferiorly.

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Coronal lung window

The CT confirms a pneumopericardium.

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