Laparoscopic repair of a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia with repeated colon incarcerations 7 years after injury: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A diaphragmatic hernia is a prolapse of the abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity through a hole in the diaphragm. Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries are rare and usually occur after blunt or penetrating thoracic or abdominal traumas. Blunt diaphragmatic rupture rarely accounts for immediate mortality and may go clinically silent until complications occur which can be life threatening. It usually present late with intrathoracic herniation of abdominal viscera and carry a high mortality rate. We experienced a very rare case who showed repeated colon incarcerations 7 years after injury. And, we operated laparoscopically.

Case presentation

A 64-year-old man presented with multiple left rib fractures that occurred during an accident. After 7 years, he visited the em

SUBMITTER: Higuchi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10710970 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature