Previously unrecognized intrapericardial hematoma leading to refractory abdominal ascites.
Delayed traumatic pericardial syndromes are well recognized. We describe a case in which a patient presented 3 years after an initial trauma with manifestations of constrictive pericarditis. The etiology in this report is attributable to a large intrapericardial hematoma, which is rarely described. This article also illustrates the complimentary nature of magnetic imaging and Doppler echocardiography in the evaluation of pericardial disease.
D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications