Pneumopericardium: an unusual manifestation of blunt tracheal trauma

V V Chitre; P R Prinsley; S M Hashmi

doi:10.1017/s0022215100137405

Pneumopericardium: an unusual manifestation of blunt tracheal trauma

J Laryngol Otol. 1997 Apr;111(4):387-8. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100137405.

Authors

V V Chitre¹, P R Prinsley, S M Hashmi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, James Paget Hospital NHS Trust, Norfolk, UK.

PMID: 9176629
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100137405

Abstract

A case of pneumopericardium in a child following blunt injury to his trachea is described. Such a case has not been previously described in the literature. A probable anatomical explanation for this rare event is offered.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bicycling / injuries*
Child, Preschool
Humans
Male
Neck / diagnostic imaging
Pneumopericardium / diagnostic imaging
Pneumopericardium / etiology*
Radiography
Trachea / injuries*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging