title: [Tension pneumopericardium: a rare complication after thoracic stab wound].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation des urgences chirurgicales, hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. mfaroudy@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faroudy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marzouk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ababou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazreq
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sbihi
mesh_terms: 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*