Cardiac herniation after pneumonectomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Cardiac herniation is a rare, lethal complication of intrapericardial pneumonectomy demanding urgent treatment. It usually occurs within the first 24 h postoperatively. We present a patient with late cardiac herniation, 28 h postoperatively, where the electrocardiographic changes were evident several hours before the clinical picture became clear. After the diagnosis was made, the patient was treated surgically and survived.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Diseases
- Pneumonectomy