title: Combined congenital pericardial and diaphragmatic defects: a case report.
abstract: This report describes the case of a 62-year-old woman who had a preoperative diagnosis of mitral valve insufficiency. At operation her heart was covered by fat which was identified as omental tissue. The pathogenesis, clinical presentation and management of this disorder are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tosson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Korbmacher
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Schulte
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D009852:Omentum / Q000002:abnormalities; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000151:congenital