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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:387
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Unusual pancreas hernia

Jacobus J. Parsons*, Christelle Ackermann, Glen Cilliers, Savvas Andronikou

Department of Radiology, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Hospital, Private Bag X3, 7505, Cape Town, South Africa

Received 8 March 2006; received in revised form 14 April 2006; accepted 22 April 2006.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +27 21 9385940; fax: +27 21 9384004. (Email: parri{at}telkomsa.net).

Key Words: Pancreas • Mesothelioma • Intercostal hernia

A 57-year-old male underwent a left radical pleuropneumonectomy for mesothelioma. A pancreas tail hernia into a left thoracic intercostal defect was demonstrated on CT (Figs. 1 and 2 ). He was treated conservatively and remains asymptomatic except intermittent chest pains.


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  		Fig. 1. Oblique sagital MPR.

 

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  		Fig. 2. Axial contrasted CT.

 





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