SPONTANEOUS pneumopericardium itself is a rare entity that was first described in 1844 by Bricheteau. 1 Rigler 2 reviewed 72 cases in 1925, and Shackelford 3 77 cases six years later, in great ...

On the third postnatal day, the image presented here revealed severe tension pneumopericardium (arrows), which led to reduced cardiac output. Decompensation by means of pericardiocentesis ...