Cardiac tamponade after intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia.
An unusual case of intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia is presented. Cardiac tamponade occurred in the operating room soon after induction of anaesthesia. Surgical removal of the herniated omentum and stomach allowed haemodynamic improvement. The pathophysiology is discussed and patients with cardiac tamponade reviewed.
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Departement d'Anesthesiologie, Hôpital Claude Huriez, C.H.R.U., Lille, France.
Ferreira
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Gonzalez de Linares
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Merlier
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Harchaoui
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed