Spontaneous tension pyopneumopericardium--a case with recovery after surgery.
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.
Bilbao-Garay
J
J
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Spain.
Carreño
M C
MC
Roman
F
F
Perez-Maestu
R
R
Masa-Vazquez
C
C
de Letona
J M
JM
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents