Strangulated diaphragmatic hernia in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta.
Hernias are common in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta, but to our knowledge there have been no reports of diaphragmatic hernias in such patients. We describe a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta in whom a diaphragmatic hernia contained a strangulated segment of the splenic flexure of the colon. Resection of the necrotic tissue and transverse colostomy resulted in an uneventful recovery.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography