Open AccessSmall bowel obstruction secondary to diaphragmatic herniation following transabdominal cardiac ablation
Author(s) -
Esha Sharma,
C Bussa-Rao,
Antoni Sergot,
K Ratnasigham,
Thomas Gp
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0148
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragmatic hernia , diaphragmatic breathing , bowel obstruction , ablation , surgery , hernia , congenital diaphragmatic hernia , general surgery , cardiology , pathology , alternative medicine , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
We report an unusual case of strangulated diaphragmatic hernia secondary to a pericardial ablation, which resulted in necrosis of the incarcerated small bowel. Through a literature search, we have found a limited number of similar cases introducing a case series for this rare but potentially fatal condition.