Cardiac tamponade after intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia

An unusual case of intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia is presented. Cardiac tamponade occurred in the operating room soon after induction of anaesthesia. Surgical removal of the herniated omentum and stomach allowed haemodynamic improvement. The pathophysiology is discussed and patients with card...

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Published inBritish Journal of Anaesthesia Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 249 - 251
Main Authors FLEYFEL, M., FERREIRA, J.F., DE LINARES, H. GONZALEZ, MERLIER, O., HARCHAOUI, A.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.1994
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Tamponade - etiology
Complications: hernia
Heart - diagnostic imaging
Heart: tamponade
Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic - complications
Humans
Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents
Intraoperative Complications
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pericardium - injuries
Pneumothorax - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Complications: hernia
Heart: tamponade
Case study
Hernia
Human
Cardiac tamponade
Complication
Thorax
Diaphragm
Trauma
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Summary:An unusual case of intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia is presented. Cardiac tamponade occurred in the operating room soon after induction of anaesthesia. Surgical removal of the herniated omentum and stomach allowed haemodynamic improvement. The pathophysiology is discussed and patients with cardiac tamponade reviewed.
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ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/73.2.249