title: Delayed hemopericardium and associated pericardial mass after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: The finding of a pericardial effusion in the pediatric population evokes an extensive list of differential diagnoses. With the added history of trauma the effusion should be considered secondary to hemorrhage. We present a patient with such a history who was admitted to the hospital with the finding of a large pericardial effusion and an associated pericardial mass. The evaluation and treatment of this rare pathology are discussed as well as a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Garber
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.forename: Carl R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*