The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 1087-1089 , October 2008

Cardiac tamponade secondary to traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia

  • Affes Nejmeddine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Affes Nejmeddine, MD.
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  • Abdenader Mohamed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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  • Khemakem Khalil, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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  • Ben Salah Khalil, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
    • ,
  • Beyrouti Mohamed Issam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia

Received 25 October 2007 ,Accepted 9 December 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)00849-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.075

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 1087-1089 , October 2008

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