Pneumopericardium Secondary to Pneumomediastinum in a Golden Retriever Dog

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• 作者：Elham A. Hassan ; BVSc ; MVSc ; PhD ; ^{elhamhassan@cu.edu.eg" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; ^{elham_a.gawad@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Faisal A. Torad ; BVSc ; MVSc ; PhD ; Ashraf A. Shamaa ; BVSc ; MVSc ; PhD
• 关键词：pneumopericardium ; pneumomediastinum ; dog
• 刊名：Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：June 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：30
• 期：2
• 页码：62-64
• 全文大小：375 K

文摘

Pneumopericardium is a rare finding that has been previously reported following spontaneous, traumatic, or iatrogenic causes. A 3-year old Golden Retriever dog was admitted with respiratory distress after falling from a height. Clinical and electrocardiographic findings were nonspecific. Thoracic radiography revealed hyperinflated lung with sharp outlining of the mediastinal structures. A well-demarcated region of radiolucent gas opacity was seen surrounding the cardiac silhouette. Echocardiography revealed intense hyper-reflective shadows all over the heart. Echocardiographic measurements were within the reference range. The dog responded well to conservative medical therapy. Pneumopericardium was reported secondary to pneumomediastinum; pneumopericardium is self-limiting unless other complications develop.