Case report: pericardial rupture and cardiac herniation after blunt trauma: a case diagnosed using cardiac MRI.
Pericardial rupture following blunt chest trauma is rare, and is not usually diagnosed pre-operatively. If pericardial rupture is not recognized and treated promptly, it may be fatal owing to cardiac herniation. We report a case of traumatic herniation of the heart for which a CT scan and MRI made a major contribution to the diagnosis.
Sohn
J H
JH
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Song
J W
JW
Seo
J B
JB
Do
K H
KH
Lee
J S
JS
Kim
D K
DK
Song
K S
KS
Lim
T H
TH
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*