INTRAPERICARDIAL DIAPHRAGMATIC-HERNIA, ATRIAL SEPTAL-DEFECT, AND SEVERE EPISODIC CYANOSIS

Authors
SHELY WW LOITZ RD FOX AH WELLS WJ
Citation
Ww. Shely et al., INTRAPERICARDIAL DIAPHRAGMATIC-HERNIA, ATRIAL SEPTAL-DEFECT, AND SEVERE EPISODIC CYANOSIS, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 57(6), 1994, pp. 1651-1653
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
57
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1651 - 1653
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1994)57:6<1651:IDASAS>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Congenital diaphragmatic herniation into the pericardial cavity is ext remely rare. We report a case associated with an ostium secundum atria l septal defect and normal pulmonary vascular resistance, which result ed in severe episodic cyanosis.