title: Delayed hemopericardium due to trivial chest trauma.
abstract: We report two cases of hemopericardium occurring in seven-month-old and 12-year-old boys, who had no history of major trauma. The possible cause of the hemopericardium for the infant was falling from a bed which was 75 cm high two weeks prior to the admission. The 12-year-old boy had fallen from a chair and damaged his chest 4 weeks previously. Their coagulation tests were all normal. By means of pericardiotomy, we drained 120 ml and 1200 ml of blood, respectively. The boys have now been well over follow-up periods of 24 and 18 months, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Department, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cil
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Senkaya
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tarim
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography