Post-traumatic pericardial calcification.
Trauma is a cause of calcific constrictive pericarditis, but less commonly may cause a localized mass. We report such a case in which the mass impinged on the right heart resulting in severe systemic venous stasis.
Isaacs
David
D
VA San Diego Healthcare System, Radiology Service, La Jolla, CA 92161, USA.
Stark
Paul
P
Nichols
Clinton
C
Antevil
Jared
J
Shabetai
Ralph
R
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed