title: Spontaneous pneumopericardium: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: An 84-year-old man presented with acute dyspnea and chest pain attributed to his long medical history of cardiorespiratory problems. Admission chest roentgenogram revealed a moderate pneumopericardium and a cavitary lesion in the base of the right lung. The lesion was found to be a bronchogenic carcinoma perforating through the upper pericardium to form a bronchopericardial fistula, confirmed by autopsy. A review of the literature concerning the various causes of pneumopericardium, the clinical features and the principles of treatment is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine B, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Katzir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Klinovsky
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shucri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gilboa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed