Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia into the pericardium: verification of diagnosis by computed tomography.
Computed tomography (CT) is a useful modality in the evaluation of mediastinal abnormalities and in the assessment of mediastinal masses for fat content. A case of posttraumatic herniation of the omentum and large bowel into the pericardial sac is presented. The mediastinal configuration, depicted on a CT scan, is thought to be diagnostic of this extremely rare abnormality.
D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed