Intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia after arterial switch operation.
Intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia after median sternotomy for cardiothoracic procedures is a rare complication. We describe an interesting case of diaphragmatic hernia in a 6-month-old girl presenting as cardiac tamponade, 4 months after an arterial switch operation. The diaphragmatic defect was iatrogenic and emphasizes the danger of inadvertent diaphragmatic injury during cardiac operations.
Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Kochi, Kerala, India. drbiswapanda@gmail.com
Biswa Ranjan
BR
Panda
Sunil Gopalraj
SG
Sumangala
Ashish
A
Katewa
Shivaprakasha Krishna
SK
Naik
Jayashree
J
Mishra
Raman Krishna
RK
Kumar
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*