title: Computed tomography to diagnose pericardial rupture.
abstract: Pericardial rupture from blunt thoracic trauma has a high mortality rate. We present a case of a pleuropericardial rupture with cardiac incarceration. The recent literature is reviewed and the previously unreported use of computed tomography as a diagnostic modality is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Madigan Amy Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431-5000, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Place
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cavanaugh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging