Acquired transdiaphragmatic hernia: an unusual cause of cardiac tamponade.
Transdiaphragmatic peritoneopericardial hernia is a rare complication after peritoneopericardial window formation, coronary artery bypass grafting using the gastroepiploic artery, or subxiphoid epicardial pacemaker insertion. We describe two different clinical presentations of transdiaphragmatic peritoneopericardial hernia in patients who had undergone recent heart transplantation. One was an exceptional case of cardiac tamponade caused by small bowel strangulation through a diaphragmatic defect.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France.
Virginie
V
D'Orio
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France.
Pierre
P
Demondion
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France.
Guillaume
G
Lebreton
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France.
Guillaume
G
Coutance
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France.
Sheida
S
Varnous
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France.
Pascal
P
Leprince
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
Cardiac tamponade; Heart transplantation; Hernia; Intestine; diaphragmatic; small