Acute cardiac herniation after radical pleuropneumonectomy

Authors
Self, RJ Vaughan, RS
Citation
Rj. Self et Rs. Vaughan, Acute cardiac herniation after radical pleuropneumonectomy, ANAESTHESIA, 54(6), 1999, pp. 564-566
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANAESTHESIA
ISSN journal
00032409 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
564 - 566
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-2409(199906)54:6<564:ACHARP>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Acute cardiac herniation after radical pneumonectomy is extremely rare and is associated with an immediate mortality greater than 50%. We report a pat ient in whom cardiac herniation produced no signs or symptoms. The heart wa s returned to its correct position and the pericardial defect was repaired.