Pneumopericardium

Pathak, Meen Raj; Shakya, Disuja

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Pneumopericardium

creativeworkseries.issn	ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982
dc.contributor.author	Pathak, Meen Raj
dc.contributor.author	Shakya, Disuja
dc.date.accessioned	2026-03-30T09:09:25Z
dc.date.available	2026-03-30T09:09:25Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description	Meen Raj Pathak MBBS, DCH, MD, Consultant Paediatrician, Nepal Police Hospital and Intensivist, International Friendship Children’s Hospital (IFCH) Disuja Shakya MBBS, MD, Registrar, International Friendship Children’s Hospital
dc.description.abstract	Abstract: Pneumopericardium may be defined as the presence of air within pericardial cavity which results due to spontaneous or iatrogenic cause. It is rare but life threatening entity, commonly caused by respiratory distress syndrome and vigorous resuscitation, in the paediatric population. Although, pneumopericardium is often asymptomatic, it may cause chest pain, dyspnoea and subcutaneous emphysema. The course of pneumopericardium is usually benign and self-limited. Treatment is crucial in tension pneumopericardium, a complication of pneumopericardium. Here, we report a case of pneumopericardium in a nine month old male child after vigorous resuscitation and intubation for respiratory distress syndrome.
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v34i2.11152
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/5538
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
dc.subject	Pneumopericardium
dc.subject	sub cutaneous emphysema
dc.subject	Hamman’s sign
dc.title	Pneumopericardium
dc.type	Article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
local.article.type	Case Report
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