title: Anterior diaphragmatic hernia misinterpreted by X-ray, echocardiography, computed tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: We report the case of a 23-year-old man who was admitted to our Division with the diagnosis of pericardial lipoma. Chest X-ray, echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging failed to reveal an anterior diaphragmatic hernia containing a small part of the stomach with a big prehernial lipoma that were found at surgery. We believe that in all cases of suspected pericardial lipoma a diaphragmatic hernia should be expected.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Division, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Colagrande
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Paulis
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seddio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bognolo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiariello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography