MR diagnosis of herniation of the left ventricle through a pericardial window.
The diagnosis of herniation of the left ventricle through a pericardial window was made using MRI. This is a rare type of herniation because it presented 6 years after a pericardial window was made for pericarditis. Herniation of the heart through congenital, traumatic and post surgical pericardial defects are discussed.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography