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[Tension pneumopericardium: a rare complication after thoracic stab wound]
M Faroudy1, N Marzouk, A Ababou
1Service de réanimation des urgences chirurgicales, hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. mfaroudy@hotmail.com
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|December 24, 2002
Abstract:
The authors report a case involving a patient with thoracic stab wound. The patient developed tension pneumopericardium with acute cardiac tamponade. The clinical and radiological features of tension pneumopericardium and its treatment are discussed.