title: Spontaneous tension pyopneumopericardium--a case with recovery after surgery.
abstract: Tension pyopneumopericardium is a rare condition with a very high mortality. The majority of cases are due to perforation of oesophagus or bronchi into the pericardial cavity. We report a patient with spontaneous pyopneumopericardium who survived with antibiotic treatment and surgical drainage.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bilbao-Garay
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Carreño
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perez-Maestu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masa-Vazquez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de Letona
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013492:Suppuration
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents