Identification of a small pericardial effusion on contrast-enhanced computed tomography indicating cardiac perforation and pericardial injury following blunt trauma: A case report

Identification of a small pericardial effusion on contrast-enhanced computed tomography indicating cardiac perforation and pericardial injury following blunt trauma: A case report

Blunt trauma may cause cardiac perforation requiring emergency surgical repair. Cardiac perforations are usually diagnosed by the presence of a pericardial effusion on echocardiography. However, cardiac perforations and pericardial effusions are sometimes too small to detect, resulting in underdiagn...

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Main Authors: Ryo Esumi, Tadashi Kaneko, Yuichi Akama, Toru Shinkai, Yohei Ieki, Saki Bessho, Yu Shomura, Hiroshi Imai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Subjects:
Echography
Troponin
Pericardial effusion
Cardiac perforation
Blunt trauma
Computed tomography
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