@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic rupture of the pericardium. A rare diagnosis",
journal="Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation",
year="1998",
author="Pondaven, E. and Hanouz, J. L. and Gérard, J. L. and Bricard, H.",
volume="17",
number="10",
pages="1243-1246",
abstract="Rupture of the pericardium is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma. The diagnosis is difficult and if it remains unrecognized, severe complications such as heart herniation may occur. We report the case of a 19-year-old patient with a traumatic rupture of the pericardium. The diagnosis was suggested by a pneumopericardium seen on the chest radiograph and CT-scan. Emergency thoracotomy enabled localisation of the tear, assessment of its size, and reparation of the tear to prevent heart herniation.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0750-7658",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}