title: Case report: duodeno-pericardial fistula.
abstract: A case of spontaneous duodeno-pericardial fistula is described. An elderly female presented with pericarditis. The chest radiograph demonstrated a pneumopericardium. The patient died before further investigation and a duodeno-pericardial fistula was found at necropsy. This condition has not previously been described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, City Hospital, Nottingham.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cousins
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Manhire
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography