Heart luxation through a right-sided traumatic pericardial defect

Heart luxation through a right-sided traumatic pericardial defect

A traumatic defect of the pericardium is a rarely diagnosed entity. We present a patient with a right-sided luxation of the heart which was incidentally diagnosed during a thoracic CT performed for other reasons. Despite of the threatening strangulation of the great vessels, the patient had a stable...

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Veröffentlicht in:European radiology 2001-01, Vol.11 (5), p.825-827
Hauptverfasser: Hergan, K, Müller, G, Haid, A, Zimmermann, G, Oser, W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Heart Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Pericardium - diagnostic imaging
Pericardium - injuries
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:A traumatic defect of the pericardium is a rarely diagnosed entity. We present a patient with a right-sided luxation of the heart which was incidentally diagnosed during a thoracic CT performed for other reasons. Despite of the threatening strangulation of the great vessels, the patient had a stable circulation until surgical repair of the pericardial defect.
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s003300000645