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Hemangioma of the Diaphragm Presenting with Cardiac Tamponade
Author(s) -
Tsang F.H.F.,
Lun K.S.,
Cheng L.C.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01334.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , cardiac tamponade , tamponade , diaphragmatic breathing , diaphragm (acoustics) , hemangioma , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , acoustics , loudspeaker
We report a rare form of presentation of diaphragmatic hemangioma in a neonate. The patient presented with pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade, requiring tapping of the pericardial effusion and subsequent en‐bloc resection of the hemangioma with diaphragmatic reconstruction . (J Card Surg 2011;26:620‐623)