Cardiac herniation after pneumonectomy

Cardiac herniation is a rare, lethal complication of intrapericardial pneumonectomy demanding urgent treatment. It usually occurs within the first 24 h postoperatively. We present a patient with late cardiac herniation, 28 h postoperatively, where the electrocardiographic changes were evident severa...

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Published inActa anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Vol. 36; no. 8; p. 842
Main Authors Baaijens, P F, Hasenbos, M A, Lacquet, L K, Dekhuijzen, P N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1992
Subjects
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic - surgery
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Heart Diseases - etiology
Heart Diseases - physiopathology
Hernia - etiology
Hernia - physiopathology
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardium - surgery
Pneumonectomy - adverse effects
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Summary:Cardiac herniation is a rare, lethal complication of intrapericardial pneumonectomy demanding urgent treatment. It usually occurs within the first 24 h postoperatively. We present a patient with late cardiac herniation, 28 h postoperatively, where the electrocardiographic changes were evident several hours before the clinical picture became clear. After the diagnosis was made, the patient was treated surgically and survived.
ISSN:0001-5172
DOI:10.1111/j.1399-6576.1992.tb03575.x