Traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia: case report and literature review.
A traumatic rupture of the diaphragm, with herniation of the abdominal viscera into the thoracic cavity, is relatively rare, being observed in approximately 3-7% of all abdominal or thoracic traumas [1]. Herniation into the pericardium is very rare [2]. We have reviewed the post-traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernias (TIPDH) published in the world literature within our reach and, as it was already stated in the review carried out by Van Loenhout et al. [3] in 1986, approximately one post-traumatic intrapericardial hernia is reported every year. The patient that we present makes case 82 of those published until October of 1999.
Reina
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Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Paraje Torrecárdenas s/n., 04009 Almería, Spain.
Vidaña
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E
Soriano
P
P
Orte
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A
Ferrer
M
M
Herrera
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E
Lorenzo
M
M
Torres
J
J
Belda
R
R
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D010496:Pericardium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome