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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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2/2015
vol. 12
 
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CASE REPORTS
Co-existence of a rare dyspnea with pericardial diaphragmatic rupture and pericardial rupture: a case report

Necdet Öz
,
Ahmet Bülent Kargı
,
Arife Zeybek

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2015; 12 (2): 173-175
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2015.52865
Online publish date: 2015/07/10
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Pericardial-diaphragmatic rupture is a rare condition which occurs after blunt trauma and involves the herniation of abdominal organs into the pericardium. A 77-year-old female patient presenting with complaints of palpitation and difficulty in breathing was admitted to the emergency room. Left lateral thoracotomy revealed the herniation of abdominal organs into the thorax. A pericardial-diaphragmatic rupture and a pericardial rupture were found to co-exist. The diaphragm and the pericardium were repaired primarily. The case is presented here because herniation of abdominal organs into the pleural cavity through the pericardium is a rare condition.
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obtuse trauma, diaphragmatic rupture, pericardial rupture, pericardial diaphragmatic rupture
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