Nederlof I, Roest A A W, Starreveld J S
1Department of Paediatrics,Groene Hart Hospital,Gouda,the Netherlands.
2Department of Paediatrics,Division of Paediatric Cardiology,Leiden University Medical Centre,Leiden,the Netherlands.
Cardiol Young. 2018 Mar;28(3):500-501. doi: 10.1017/S1047951117002657. Epub 2018 Jan 10.
Pneumopericardium, defined as air in the pericardial cavity, is a rare condition with potentially severe complications and mortality. In the neonatal period, pneumopericardium is associated with prematurity, very low birth weight, and assisted ventilation. We report the occurrence of spontaneous pneumopericardium in a healthy full-term neonate who did not receive any supportive ventilation.