Fecopneumothorax secondary to a late traumatic diaphragmatic injury
Int. j. med. surg. sci. (Print)
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9(4): 1-6, Dec. 2022. ilus
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1519482
ABSTRACT
Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias were first described by Ambroise Paré in 1579, who reported the case of an artillery captain, that presented an intestinal perforation that had caused a diaphragmatic hernia (Bhatti and Dawani, 2015). The timely diagnosis of a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia can be a challenge, which requires extensive knowledge of the kinematics of trauma, as well as clinical and radiological evidence (Petrone et al., 2017). We present the case of a 60-year-old male who presented blunt abdominal trauma due to a traffic accident, causing an undetected diaphragmatic hernia in his initial evaluation; months after de incident goes to the emergency room (ER) with hemodynamic instability and septic shock. A diagnosis of complicated diaphragmatic hernia and fecopneumothorax is made, for which he undergoes surgery.
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Main subject:
Pneumothorax
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Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. j. med. surg. sci. (Print)
Journal subject:
Surgery
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Medicine
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León/MX
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