title: Iatrogenic peritoneopericardial hernia following coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Satur
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Sivanathan
mesh_terms: 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*