Cardiac herniation identified without any symptoms following extrapleural pneumonectomy: a case report
Cardiac herniation can occur without any symptoms following right pneumonectomy with pericardiectomy. Urgent reoperation is warranted due to the high risk of impending shock, even in hemodynamically stable patients.
Authors
- Satoshi Ikebe
- Masayoshi Inoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-7098)
- Ryosuke Tokuda
Institutions
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (JP)
- Fukuyama City Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44215-025-00197-3
- Primary Topic
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00