title: Posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia in adults--acute symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Case report.
abstract: Acute herniation through a posterolateral diaphragmatic defect is rare in adults. Two cases in which such herniation occurred by sudden inversion, a 29-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, are presented. The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maria City Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Perhoniemi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Helminen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luosto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography