TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Traumatic rupture of the pericardium. A rare diagnosis
JO  - Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation
A1  - Pondaven, E.
A1  - Hanouz, J. L.
A1  - Gérard, J. L.
A1  - Bricard, H.
SP  - 1243
EP  - 1246
VL  - 17
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - fr
SN  - 0750-7658
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -