title: Constrictive pericarditis associated with trauma and pectus excavatum.
abstract: A case of constrictive pericarditis is reported in a 31 year old man with pectus excavatum. The constriction was secondary to an organized traumatic pericardial haematoma immediately behind the pectus deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wolfenden
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000150:complications*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology*; D010496:Pericardium; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*