title: Transdiaphragmatic hernia 1 year after heart transplantation following implantable LVAD.
abstract: Complications after ventricular assist devices placement most frequently consist of bleeding, infection, and thromboembolic events. We describe a late complication after transplantation caused by transdiaphragmatic connection of the device placed in the abdominal position that presented as an acute pulmonary syndrome, misleading initial diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Hopital Timone, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mouly-Bandini
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chalvignac
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Collart
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caus
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guidon
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giudicelli
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mesana
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors