title: [Rare complication of a post-traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia].
abstract: Diaphragmatic hernia is a post-traumatic lesion specific trauma that may go unnoticed. The left hemidiaphragm is the most frequently affected. The diagnosis is then made at the occasion of a complication, especially gastric volvulus. The authors report the case of a young man aged 26 years old with a gastric volvulus on post-traumatic diaphragmatic hernia diagnosed by CT.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital Ibn El Jazzar Kairouan, BP 132, Kairouan sud, 3131 Kairouan, Tunisie. Electronic address: aissa_amene@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aissa
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital Ibn El Jazzar Kairouan, BP 132, Kairouan sud, 3131 Kairouan, Tunisie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassine
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale, unité chirurgicale des Aghlabites, Kairouan, Tunisie.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hajji
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale, unité chirurgicale des Aghlabites, Kairouan, Tunisie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ben Salah
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale, unité chirurgicale des Aghlabites, Kairouan, Tunisie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morjène
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital Ibn El Jazzar Kairouan, BP 132, Kairouan sud, 3131 Kairouan, Tunisie.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alouini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications
keywords: CT scan; Estomac; Hernie diaphragmatique gauche post-traumatique; Post-traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia; Stomach; TDM; Volvulus