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pneumopericardium

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pneumopericardium /pneu·mo·peri·car·di·um/ (-per´ĭ-kahr´de-um) air or gas in the pericardial cavity.
pneu·mo·per·i·car·di·um (nm-pr-kärd-m)
n.
The presence of gas in the pericardial sac.

pneumopericardium
[-per′ikär′dē·əm]
the presence of air or gas in the pericardial sac.

pneumopericardium [noo″mo-per″ĭ-kahr´de-um]
the presence of air or gas in the pericardial cavity.

pneumopericardium
the presence of air or gas in the pericardial cavity.


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The patient was uneventfully discharged on the 12th day as a control chest CT-scan showed complete resolution of the pneumopericardium and the bilateral pneumothorax (Fig.
4) Once suspected, a posteroanterior (PA) and lateral upright chest x-ray should be obtained to identify cervical or mediastinal emphysema, pneumopericardium, or pleural effusion.
Complications of ventilation * Pneumothorax (Figs 10a - c) * Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (Figs 11a and b) * Pneumomediastinum * Pneumopericardium * Chronic lung disease (Fig.
 
 
 
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