title: Pneumopericardium following tracheostomy closure.
abstract: Air within the pericardial sac is an unusual finding and its cause remains elusive. A case of a 41-year-old man with pneumopericardium following an episode of persistent cough one day after tracheostomy closure is presented. Conservative management with hemodynamic monitoring and serial chest X-rays was effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koloutsos
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barbetakis
authors.forename: Efthimios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirodimos
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Samanidis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paliouras
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vahtsevanos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects