title: Patient positioning for microdiscectomy nearly fatal because of iatrogenic obstruction to inferior cardiac inflow caused by hepatic hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, AZ St.-Lucas, Assebroek, Belgium. vermeerschgeert@gmail.com
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vermeersch
authors.forename: Davy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hoste
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003250:Constriction; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D017586:Diskectomy; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009765:Obesity; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*