title: Cardiac herniation following atrial septal defect closure using port access surgery.
abstract: Cardiac herniation, a rare entity, is seen most commonly after traumatic rupture of the pericardium or following pneu-monectomy with partial pericardiactomy. It is rarely seen to occur following closure of a sinus venosus atrial septal defect through the port access technique. A review of the literature in English did not reveal any such case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery and Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Okhla Road, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Hapreet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wasir
authors.forename: Rajneesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Mayank
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vats
authors.forename: Krishan Kant
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Yatin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trehan