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Herniation of the heart. A death following intrapericardial pneumonectomy |
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| Authors: | A A Wolodzko M L Taff L I Lukash |
| Abstract: | A case is presented involving a patient who underwent an intrapericardial pneumonectomy for lung cancer and died of cerebral hypoxia due to herniation of the heart. The etiology and pathophysiology of cardiac herniation are reviewed. |
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