[Post-traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Report of a pediatric case].
A case of traumatic rupture of the diaphragm in a seven year-old child is presented. The pathogenesis, clinical signs and symptoms, as well as diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
González-Inciarte
M E
ME
Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Fernández-Fernández
J A
JA
González-Castillo
M
M
González-Inciarte
L
L
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013997:Time Factors