ISSN:
1438-1435
Keywords:
Key words Pericardium
;
Rupture
;
Heart luxation
;
Chest X-ray
;
CT
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract This report describes a patient who presented to our hospital in stable condition without signs of circulatory or respiratory failure following previous surgery for blunt abdominal trauma. The diagnosis of rupture of the pericardium with luxation of the heart was suggested on chest X-ray and CT. Left anterior thoracotomy revealed a 6-cm longitudinal left pericardial tear with herniation of the heart into the mediastinum.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s101400050060
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