[Post-traumatic diaphragmatic hernia with late diagnosis. Report of a clinical case].
Starting from the observation of a case of late diagnosed left-side hernia after traumatic rupture of diaphragma, the authors consider the increasing incidence of this pathology during the years. The increased frequency of thoraco-abdominal traumas and the more sophisticated diagnostic tools, permit an earlier diagnosis nowadays. In our patient the diagnosis was made late on the basis of the standard x-ray of the thorax. The CT scan of the thorax and of the abdomen gave more informations. Left thoracotomy enabled a wide exposure of the herniated viscera; the breakthrough of the diaphragm was repaired by means of interrupted suture and it was necessary to apply two prostheses of synthetic material.
Cristofaro
M G
MG
Università degli Studi di Catanzaro Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale.
Lazzaro
F
F
Cafaro
D
D
Natale
R
R
Mauro
P
P
Savino
N
N
Musella
S
S
D000328:Adult; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
Ernia diaframmatica post-traumatica a diagnosi tardiva. Descrizione di un caso clinico.