"A 54-year-old woman presented with palpitations that were relieved when she passed gas or had a bowel movement. Computed tomography revealed the presence of the transverse colon within the pericardial cavity."
Details at the NEJM link, but basically this is a rare presentation of a diaphragmatic hernia.
My colleague and I here in Wilmington are developing a nice series of these too.
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Carballo, C., Dehmer, J., Weiner, T., Acquired Morgagni diaphragmatic hernia and pericardial hernia after cardiac surgery. J Ped Surg Case Reports, 2021 Jan; 64