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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;27:344
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Tension pneumopericardium relieved by pigtail catheter

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, WA 6160 Australia

Received 24 August 2004; received in revised form 27 October 2004; accepted 4 November 2004.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +61 8 943133; fax: +61 8 94312915. (E-mail: s_yadava@rediffmail.com).

Key Words: Trauma blunt • Pericardium • Cardiac

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