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Post-Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia Late Diagnosed: A Case Report

  • João Paulo Nunes Drumond
    DMD, MSD, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, student of Medical School, Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Bruna Bianca Allegro
    MD, postgraduate in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Santa Casa Central Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Murillo de Lima Favaro
    MD, MSc, General Surgeon, postgraduate in videolaparascopy, Grajaú General Hospital and Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Marcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro-Jr
    MD, MS, DS, General Surgeon, head of general and trauma surgery, Grajaú General Hospital and Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Published 2017-10-30 Issue Cilt 5 Sayı 10 (2017) Section Articles
DOI 10.15520/.v5i10.75
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The Post-Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia (PTDH) is relatively uncommon and may be caused by blunt, penetrating or iatrogenic trauma. The most commonly herniated abdominal structures are stomach, omentum and colon. The diagnosis is challenging because of nonspecific and low sensibility clinical features; so most cases are diagnosed after an asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic period, allowing visceral strangulation and higher morbidity in chronic phase. This report presents a case of a left posterolateral PTDH diagnosed late in latency phase, after 19 years of the trauma occurrence, manifesting clinically with unspecific and progressive respiratory symptoms.

Keywords: diaphragm, diaphragmatic hernia, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging.   

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João Paulo Nunes Drumond, Bruna Bianca Allegro, Murillo de Lima Favaro, Marcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro-Jr (2017). Post-Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia Late Diagnosed: A Case Report. Journal of Medical Biomedical and Applied Sciences , Cilt 5 Sayı 10 (2017) . https://doi.org/10.15520/.v5i10.75