Iatrogenic peritoneopericardial hernia following coronary artery bypass surgery

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1992;6(3):156-7. doi: 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90122-e.

Abstract

Intrapericardial diaphragmatic herniation of the stomach is reported in a patient who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery 6 years earlier. The peritoneopericardial defect was iatrogenic and emphasizes the danger of inadvertent diaphragmatic injury during cardiac surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Hernia / diagnostic imaging
  • Hernia / etiology*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / diagnostic imaging
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneum / injuries*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Radiography
  • Stomach Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Stomach Diseases / etiology*