title: Post-traumatic transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia: report of two cases.
abstract: Transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernias (TIH) are rare. Less than 40 cases of TIH have so far been reported, with only 8 cases involving herniation of the liver. This report presents the case of 2 patients with a right-sided abdominal lump following a fall. Thoracoabdominal CT-scan showed a TIH between the 9th and 10th ribs with liver and right colonic herniation in both patients. Both patients were successfully treated with mesh repair. The presentation, physiopathology and management of this rare occurrence are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Digestive Cancerology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital de l'Archet 2, 151 Route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, B.P. 3079, Nice Cedex 3, France. benizri.e@chu-nice.fr
authors.forename: Emmanuel I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Benizri
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delotte
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Severac
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahili
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bereder
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benchimol
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007366:Intercostal Muscles; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome