Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Author:
Kyung Hwan HWANG
1
;
Eui Doo HWANG
;
Duk Jin OH
;
Jae Hak KIM
;
Myung Hoon NA
;
Jae Hyun YU
;
Seung Pyung LIM
;
Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Collage of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hernia;
diaphragmatic;
Diaphragm;
trauma
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Diaphragm;
Female;
Hernia;
Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic*;
Humans;
Male;
Rupture;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax;
Wounds, Stab
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(2):162-167
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Between January 1976 and March 1997, six patients with delayed presentation of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia occured among the 52 patients of traumatic diaphragm rupture, of whom four males and two females, five by blunt trauma and one by stab wound, one was right side and the rest were left side. In all patients, reduction of herniated organs was accomplished by thoracotomy or thoracotomy with extension to abdomen. Suspicion of the diaphragmatic ruture from the acute traumatic chest injured patient is important and we can use the videothoracoscopy for evaluation and treatment of the traumatic diaphragm rupture.
