title: Laparoscopic repair of intrathoracic liver herniation after traumatic rupture of the diaphragm.
abstract: Right diaphragmatic hernia after abdominal trauma is a rare injury. Most patients can be asymptomatic, and the diagnosis may be delayed for several years. The treatment of choice involves surgical repair via laparotomy. The authors treated a young patient with transdiaphragmatic herniation of the right hepatic lobe and delayed diagnosis using a laparoscopic approach and accomplished a successful complete repair. The 6-month radiologic follow-up assessment confirmed good results.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Azienda ULSS 15 Alta Padovana, Via Casa di Ricovero 40, Cittadella, PD, Italy. valentino.fiscon@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Valentino
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fiscon
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Portale
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Migliorini
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frigo
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*