Late gastric incarceration 20 years after penetrating chest trauma.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 60 Suppl 2: e13-5, 2012 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-22215492
ABSTRACT
The diagnosis of diaphragmatic injury in trauma patients is a challenge for surgeons. Misdiagnosis is common and can only be corrected when patients present with symptoms of diaphragmatic hernia. We report a rare case of delayed traumatic diaphragmatic hernia masquerading as empyema 20 years after lower chest penetrating trauma. The herniated stomach was found intraoperatively. Delayed traumatic diaphragmatic hernia should always be suspected in patients with trauma that may have occurred many years ago.
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Asunto principal:
Gastropatías
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Traumatismos Torácicos
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Heridas Penetrantes
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Hernia Diafragmática Traumática
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
2012
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Article