Stab wounds of the heart: Two new signs of pneumopericardium

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dc.contributor.authorVan Gelderen W.F.C.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:15:48Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:15:48Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractThe diagnosis of a small traumatic pneumopericardium may be difficult and differentiation from a left medial pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum is important. Two new signs which only occur in pneumopericardium are described: the 'transverse band of air' sign on the frontal radiograph representing air in the transverse sinus of the pericardium, and the 'triangle of air' sign as noted on the lateral radiograph. If there is still doubt, a left-side-down decubitus radiograph will establish the diagnosis.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationBritish Journal of Radiology
dc.identifier.citation66
dc.identifier.citation789
dc.identifier.issn00071285
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13499
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectdecubitus
dc.subjectheart
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpericardium
dc.subjectpneumomediastinum
dc.subjectpneumopericardium
dc.subjectpneumothorax
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectstab wound
dc.subjectX ray film
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectHeart Injuries
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPneumopericardium
dc.subjectRadiography, Thoracic
dc.subjectWounds, Stab
dc.titleStab wounds of the heart: Two new signs of pneumopericardium
dc.typeArticle
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