Bowel in the pericardium: Spontaneous herniation mimicking acute aortic dissection

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Oct;34(10):2053.e1-2053.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.03.012. Epub 2016 Mar 8.

Authors

Daniel S Frank¹, Michael Heller¹, Jennifer Sedor¹, Namita Kedia¹, Adina Shulman¹, Elias E Wan¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY 10003.

PMID: 27113128
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.03.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Aortic Dissection / diagnosis*
Colonic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Colonic Diseases / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnostic imaging*
Herniorrhaphy
Humans
Pericardium / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed