title: [Intestinal obstruction as late presentation of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia: report of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: We present a case of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia of delayed presentation, 2 years after a stab wound in the inferior thorax. The patient, a 31 year-old man, arrived to the hospital complaining of abdominal pain and vomiting, but then developed a clinical picture of low intestinal obstruction. When the abdominal cavity was surgically explored, a diaphragmatic defect of 2.5 cm was found, through which the omentum and part of the colon were herniated to the thorax. After the operation, the patient had a good outcome and was discharged 8 days later.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vásquez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castañeda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bazán
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000601:surgery; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*