Key result
Primary closure of a traumatic pericardial rupture with herniation of the heart was successfully performed in a 45-year-old male following a motor vehicle accident.
Population
1 45-year-old male with traumatic pericardial rupture and herniation of the heart following a motor vehicle…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to CT-detectable pericardial rupture in blunt trauma; leaves open standardized protocols from larger series.
Case Report (n=1)
Prompt diagnosis and primary closure of traumatic pericardial rupture with cardiac herniation can be lifesaving.
Davidson et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Traumatic pericardial rupture with herniation of the heart (n=1). Primary closure of pericardial tear was evaluated on Successful repair. Primary closure of a traumatic pericardial rupture with herniation of the heart was successfully performed in a 45-year-old male following a motor vehicle accident.
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