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[Diagnostic image (26). Pneumopericardium due to leaking drainage system]
P C Kievit1, H M Kooistra, F W Verheugt
1Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, Hartcentrum, afd. Cardiologie, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen. p.kievit@cardio.azn.nl
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|March 22, 2001
Abstract:
A 55-year-old man with pleuropericarditis carcinomatosa was treated with pericardiocentesis and drainage. Because of leakage in the drainage system a pressure pneumopericardium developed.