[Tension pneumopericardium: a rare complication after thoracic stab wound].
The authors report a case involving a patient with thoracic stab wound. The patient developed tension pneumopericardium with acute cardiac tamponade. The clinical and radiological features of tension pneumopericardium and its treatment are discussed.
Faroudy
M
M
Service de réanimation des urgences chirurgicales, hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. mfaroudy@hotmail.com
Marzouk
N
N
Ababou
A
A
Lazreq
C
C
Sbihi
A
A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000209:etiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*