RCOM - Strangulated hernia through a prior pericardial window
Peter A. Orvy, MD; Eric J. Stern, MD
A 37-year-old man presented with sudden onset of epigastric
abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomitting. His history
was remarkable for a gunshot wound to the abdomen, three years
prior, resulting in exploratory laparotomy and diagnostic
pericardial window.