title: Iatrogenic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia diagnosed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
abstract: Intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernias are very uncommon and are most typically caused by high-force blunt trauma. Other iatrogenic causes such as prior surgical formation of a pericardial window have been described, but are exceedingly rare. We present a case of an intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a patient with a prior pericardial window in which the diagnosis was unclear using conventional imaging modalities, but was established using cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. bdrafts@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Brandon C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Drafts
authors.forename: Haroon L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chughtai
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Entrikin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed