[Heart luxation following pneumonectomy].
A herniation (with torsion) of the heart trough a dehiscent pericardial suture was observed on the second postoperative day after right-sided pneumonectomy, when shock symptoms developed. Chest x-ray was diagnostic and lead to rethoracotomy with successful reposition of the heart.--Another case showed an atypical bulge of the heart contour after pneumonectomy with partial pericardial resection. It was caused by pericardial fat, sutured on the defect for occlusion.
D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006547:Hernia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
Herzluxation nach Pneumonektomie.