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.
Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Paraje Torrecárdenas s/n., 04009 Almería, Spain.
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Reina
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Vidaña
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Soriano
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Orte
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Ferrer
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Herrera
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Lorenzo
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Torres
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Belda
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