Acute cardiac herniation after radical pleuropneumonectomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acute cardiac herniation after radical pneumonectomy is extremely rare and is associated with an immediate mortality greater than 50%. We report a patient in whom cardiac herniation produced no signs or symptoms. The heart was returned to its correct position and the pericardial defect was repaired.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Diseases
- Pleura
- Pneumonectomy
- Postoperative Complications