A 70-year-old woman presented with a giant hiatal hernia with intrathoracic stomach. The patient underwent laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with hiatal mesh reinforcement using absorbable tacks. On postoperative day 2, the patient developed hypotension, tachycardia, and irregular pulse.\nA CT scan revealed an extrapericardial hematoma in the hernia sac with mild left atrium compromise. Conservative treatment was decided and the patient discharged on postoperative day 15.
A 57-year-old woman presented with right, medial, and left congenital diaphragmatic hernia defect. The hernia defect was closed laparoscopically by a running suture and then a mesh placed as an onlay fixed with helical hernia tacks. The patient developed cardiac tamponade on the second day due to tack-induced bleeding of an epicardial artery of the inferior surface of the heart, which required emergency pericardial drainage. The outcome was good, and discharge home was allowed after 1 month.