Spontaneous Pneumopericardium: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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An 84-year-old man presented with acute dyspnea and chest pain attributed to his long medical history of cardiorespiratory problems. Admission chest roentgenogram revealed a moderate pneumopericardium and a cavitary lesion in the base of the right lung. The lesion was found to be a bronchogenic carcinoma perforating through the upper pericardium to form a bronchopericardial fistula, confirmed by autopsy. A review of the literature concerning the various causes of pneumopericardium, the clinical features and the principles of treatment is included.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1989

Publication date (Print): 1989

Publication date (Electronic): 12 November 2008

Volume: 76

Issue: 4

Pages: 305-308

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Department of Medicine ‘B’ and Department of Radiology, ‘Assaf Harofeh Medical Center,’ Zerifin and Sadder School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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Publisher ID: 174508 Other ID: Cardiology 1989;76:305–308

DOI: 10.1159/000174508

PubMed ID: 2680082

SO-VID: 3ae41977-c2c9-477b-9fc9-d2c33676a89d

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Date received : 20 December 1988

Date accepted : 08 March 1989

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Pages: 4

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