title: Diaphragmatic hernia during pregnancy: a case report with a review of the literature from the past 50 years.
abstract: Diaphragmatic hernia is a rare complication during pregnancy. Only 30 reports have been published on this subject in English between 1959 and 2009. Due to misdiagnoses and management delays, diaphragmatic hernia usually presents itself as a life-threatening emergency. Here, we present a case report of a patient with a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia who became acutely symptomatic during pregnancy. The diaphragmatic hernia was managed successfully, and we describe the presentation, management and outcome of this case. We also present a review of all of the reported cases of diaphragmatic hernias complicating pregnancy that have been published in English during the past 50 years.
authors.affiliation: West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qiannan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mingrong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xi
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*