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CASE REPORTS Asymptomatic Congenital
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@MISC{Greca_casereports,
author = {Gaetano La Greca and Maria Sofia and Azienda Ospedaliera Cannizzaro and Pier Franco Soma and Azienda Ospedaliera Cannizzaro and Domenico Russello and Intrapericardial Diaphragmatic and Epigastric Hernia In and Rosario Lombardo Md Pierfranco Soma and Domenico Russello},
title = {CASE REPORTS Asymptomatic Congenital},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The congenital intrapericardial hernia is a rare kind of diaphragmatic hernia. It is due to an embryologic defect of the central tendon of the diaphragm, often accompa-nied by other congenital malformations. This work pre-sents a unique case report in the literature of the congen-ital association between intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia and epigastric hernia in an adult woman. In spite of herniation of the colon and omentum the patient was completely asymptomatic, requesting surgery for an epi-gastric hernia for aesthetic reasons. The defect of the diaphragm was sutured and the abdominal wall was repaired with a prosthetic mesh. (Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:638–40) © 2007 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital defects of the pericardium are uncommonwith an estimated incidence of 1 to 2 cases per
