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Pneumopericardium associated with blunt thoracic trauma in an adult horse
Author(s) -
Castro Martins M.,
Bathe A. P.,
Marr C. M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12625
Subject(s) - pneumopericardium , medicine , horse , blunt , thoracic trauma , blunt trauma , surgery , pneumothorax , paleontology , biology
Summary Pneumopericardium, the presence of air in the pericardial space, is a rare condition that has been well documented in human medicine and associated with several different aetiologies, most commonly trauma. We report a case of pneumopericardium after blunt chest trauma in an adult horse. The horse responded well to conservative therapy and made a full recovery.