BACKGROUND Cases of esophageal,airway,and pericardial perforations caused by chicken bone ingestion are rare worldwide,but their incidence has shown an upward trend in recent years.Injuries caused by chicken bones are...
Pericardial hematoma is a rare but potentially lifethreatening consequence following cardiac surgery that requires prompt recognition and intervention.Patients can present with symptoms such as chest pain,dyspnea,tach...
Introduction: Tuberculosis is the leading cause of pericardial effusion in sub-Saharan African countries. The aim of this study was to describe the diagnosis and the surgical management of tuberculous pericardial effu...
Background:Congenital absence of pericardium(CAP),also known as pericardial agenesis,represents an uncommon cardiac abnormality and mostly incidental finding.It can be subdivided into complete and partial(left or righ...
This study was supported by the Tianjin Key Medical Discipline(Specialty)Construction Project(TJYXZDXK-029A)。
Pneumopericardium refers to the presence of air inside the pericardial cavity,which is a rare entity that has been reported clinically.Toledo,et al.[1]classified the causes of pneumopericardium into four categories:ia...
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory arthritis characterized by joint pain and morning stiffness. The affected joints are typically symmetrically affected, and given the inflammatory nature of t...
Background:Penile fracture is defined as the rupture of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa while in an erect state,during mostly intercourse or masturbation.Diagnosis of such condition is mainly clinical,wh...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52130302).
Bioprosthetic heart valves(BHVs)are important for transcatheter valve replacement.Current commercial BHVs on the market are basically porcine or bovine pericardium(BP)crosslinked with glutaraldehyde(GA).Simply applyin...
BACKGROUND Post-traumatic blunt pericardial injury is a rare condition with only a few reported cases which were generally diagnosed during initial examinations upon admission.However,pericardial injuries not bad enou...
BACKGROUND Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma(PMPM)is an extremely rare malignant tumor,and it is difficult to diagnose definitively before death.We present a case in which PMPM was diagnosed at autopsy.We con...