<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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 of a giant hiatal hernia is reported.</p></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 of a giant hiatal hernia is reported.

Pneumo-pyopericardium Mimicking an Acute Myocardial Infarction. A Rare Complication of an Incarcerated Hiatus Hernia and Gastro-pericardial Fistula

Center of Advanced Research in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Cardio Med Medical Center, Tîrgu Mureș,

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Pyopericardium is an acquired disease associated with very high complication rates. Pyopericardium is a very rare form of pneumopericardium. The nontraumatic...

Pneumo-pyopericardium Mimicking an Acute Myocardial Infarction. A Rare Complication of an Incarcerated Hiatus Hernia and Gastro-pericardial Fistula

Published Online: Oct 18, 2016

Page range: 134 - 137

Received: Feb 14, 2016

Accepted: Jul 20, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2016-0021

Keywords
penumopericardium, pyopericardium, gastro-pericardial fistula, hiatal hernia

© 2016 Ciprian Blendea et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Pneumo-pyopericardium Mimicking an Acute Myocardial Infarction. A Rare Complication of an Incarcerated Hiatus Hernia and Gastro-pericardial Fistula

Published Online: Oct 18, 2016

Page range: 134 - 137

Received: Feb 14, 2016

Accepted: Jul 20, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2016-0021

Keywordspenumopericardium, pyopericardium, gastro-pericardial fistula, hiatal hernia

© 2016 Ciprian Blendea et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
penumopericardium, pyopericardium, gastro-pericardial fistula, hiatal hernia