Iatrogenic peritoneopericardial hernia following coronary artery bypass surgery.
Intrapericardial diaphragmatic herniation of the stomach is reported in a patient who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery 6 years earlier. The peritoneopericardial defect was iatrogenic and emphasizes the danger of inadvertent diaphragmatic injury during cardiac surgery.
Waller
D A
DA
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Satur
C M
CM
Mitchell
I M
IM
Sivanathan
U M
UM
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000293:injuries*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*