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pneumopericardium

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pneumopericardium [¦nü·mō‚per·ə′kärd·ē·əm]
(medicine)
The presence of air in the pericardial cavity.


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The patient was uneventfully discharged on the 12th day as a control chest CT-scan showed complete resolution of the pneumopericardium and the bilateral pneumothorax (Fig.
4) Once suspected, a posteroanterior (PA) and lateral upright chest x-ray should be obtained to identify cervical or mediastinal emphysema, pneumopericardium, or pleural effusion.
Complications of ventilation * Pneumothorax (Figs 10a - c) * Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (Figs 11a and b) * Pneumomediastinum * Pneumopericardium * Chronic lung disease (Fig.
 
 
 
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