Herniation of the heart following intrapericardial pneumonectomy. Report of a case and review.
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This article is published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.The article was published on 1970-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 20 citations till now.read more
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Cardiac herniation following intrapericardial pneumonectomy
TL;DR: All three cases were re-explored with two immediate survivals and the diagnosis, aetiology, haemodynamic effects, and management of this complication are discussed, and previously reported cases are reviewed.
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Herniation of the heart
TL;DR: Five cases of herniation of the heart are described, of varying aetiology and presentation, in one, the pericardial deficiency is congenital, and the treatment is operative, and may give relief from a critical circulatory embarrassment.
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Cardiac torsion following intrapericardial pneumonectomy.
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Malignancies involving the pericardium.
TL;DR: Subxiphoid pericardiostomy and drainage is a safe procedure that provides effective and durable symptomatic relief in these terminally ill patients.
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Pleural Flap Closure of Pericardial Defects Following Intrapericardial Pneumonectomy
TL;DR: Suture approximation of all small defects is recommended, and a technique for routine pleural flap closure of moderate to large-sized defects is described.
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Herniation of the Heart : Through a Pericardial Incision.
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Herniation of the heart
TL;DR: Five cases of herniation of the heart are described, of varying aetiology and presentation, in one, the pericardial deficiency is congenital, and the treatment is operative, and may give relief from a critical circulatory embarrassment.
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Strangulation of the heart following intrapericardial pneumonectomy
TL;DR: Two cases of strangulation of the heart following left intrapericardial pneumonectomy are described, and the predisposing and precipitating factors are discussed with special reference to prevention.
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Herniation of the heart after intrapericardial pneumonectomy for bronchial carcinoma.
TL;DR: A lowermortality and longer time of survival have been reported when this procedure is used as routine in radical pneumonectomy compared with withextrapericardial simple pneum onectomy.