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.
Panda
Biswa Ranjan
BR
Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Kochi, Kerala, India. drbiswapanda@gmail.com
Sumangala
Sunil Gopalraj
SG
Katewa
Ashish
A
Naik
Shivaprakasha Krishna
SK
Mishra
Jayashree
J
Kumar
Raman Krishna
RK
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*