title: Impending cardiac herniation following robotic mitral valve repair: A case report and review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery Critical Care, Temple University School of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa; Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
authors.forename: Subbarao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elapavaluru
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matyi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery Critical Care, Temple University School of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa; Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crouch
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa; Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Section of Heart Failure/Transplant/MCS & Pulmonary Hypertension, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
authors.forename: Amresh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa; Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. Electronic address: wmcgrego@wpahs.org.
authors.forename: Walter E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: McGregor
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures; D013908:Thoracotomy