title: Tension pneumopericardium after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: We present a case of tension pneumopericardium in a patient involved in a motor vehicle crash. This patient was treated initially with a percutaneously placed drain and then definitively by a video assisted thoracoscopic pericardial window.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison 53792, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schurr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery