2016
DOI: 10.1515/jce-2016-0021
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Pneumo-pyopericardium Mimicking an Acute Myocardial Infarction. A Rare Complication of an Incarcerated Hiatus Hernia and Gastro-pericardial Fistula

Abstract: Pyopericardium is an acquired disease associated with very high complication rates. Pyopericardium is a very rare form of pneumopericardium. The nontraumatic causes of pneumopericardium include gastro-pericardial fistula that can occur in refractory gastric ulcers, stomach or esophageal neoplasia, and in surgical interventions of the stomach, such as the Niessen fundoplication procedure. The case of life-threatening pneumopericardium associated with gastro-pericardial fistula resulting from the incarceration o… Show more

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“…Symptoms can mimic that of pericarditis and hence in a patient with atypical chest pain, fever, and cardiogenic shock pyo-pneumopericardium or pyopericardium should also be considered as an important differential. [ 5 6 ]…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Symptoms can mimic that of pericarditis and hence in a patient with atypical chest pain, fever, and cardiogenic shock pyo-pneumopericardium or pyopericardium should also be considered as an important differential. [ 5 6 ]…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%