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Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1:99-101(2002)
© 2002 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Case report

Tension gastrothorax causing cardiac arrest in a child

Sridhar Rathinam1,*, Gomathi Margabanthu2, Govindasami Jothivel and Thulasi Bavanisanker

Department of General Surgery, Madras Medical College and Govt General Hospital, Madras 600 003, India

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +44-121-424-1561; fax: +44-121-424-0562
srathinam{at}rcsed.ac.uk

Diaphragmatic herniation following blunt injuries is uncommon in children. We present a case report of a child presenting with a diaphragmatic hernia following a trivial injury leading to mediastinal shift and circulatory compromise resulting in a electromechanical dissociation cardiac arrest.

Key Words: Tension gastrothorax; Cardiac arrest; Diaphragmatic rupture

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