title: Laparoscopic repair of traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia.
abstract: Diaphragm rupture is associated with approximately 5% of blunt abdominal trauma. However, rupture of the central tendon of the diaphragm leading to an intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia is very rare, with less than 100 cases reported in the world literature. All previously reported cases have been repaired via laparotomy or thoracotomy. In this paper, we present the first laparoscopic repair of a traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia.
authors: Peninsula Regional Medical Center, 100 East Carroll Street, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. brionmccutcheon@yahoo.com
authors: B L
authors: BL
authors: McCutcheon
authors: U Y
authors: UY
authors: Chin
authors: G J
authors: GJ
authors: Hogan
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Todd
authors: R B
authors: RB
authors: Johnson
authors: C P
authors: CP
authors: Grimm
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene