Intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia, atrial septal defect, and severe episodic cyanosis.
Congenital diaphragmatic herniation into the pericardial cavity is extremely rare. We report a case associated with an ostium secundum atrial septal defect and normal pulmonary vascular resistance, which resulted in severe episodic cyanosis.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles 90027.
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D003490:Cyanosis / Q000150:complications; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology