Traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia

KUZUCU A., IŞIK B., Baysal T., Soysal O., ULUTAŞ H.

RADIOGRAPHY, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.169-171, 2007 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.radi.2006.01.011
  • Dergi Adı: RADIOGRAPHY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.169-171
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Herniation of abdominal viscera into the pericardial space is a rare occurrence involving a sacless entry through a rent in the pericardial portion of the diaphragm's central tendon. Intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia is often overlooked both clinically and radiologically and more pressing cardiorespiratory and orthopaedic abnormalities are addressed. The traumatic patient presented here had air shadows above the diaphragm on his chest radiograph. Chest computed tomography showed displacement of heart and air-filled mass, suspicious of a bowel loop, in the pericardial sac. A diagnosis of intrapericardial hernia was made in this patient who was haemodynamically unstable. The diaphragmatic tear was surgically repaired and the patient's postoperative course was uncomplicated. (C) 2006 The College of Radiographers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.