Delayed traumatic diaphragm hernia after thoracolumbar fracture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.
Traumatic diaphragm hernia can occur in rare cases and generally accompanies thoracic or abdominal injuries. When suffering from ankylosing spondylitis, a small force can develop into vertebral fracture and an adjacent structural injury, and lead to diaphragm hernia without accompanying concomitant thoracoabdominal injury. A high level of suspicion may be a most reliable diagnostic tool in the detection of a diaphragm injury, and we need to keep in mind a possibility in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and a thoracolumbar fracture, even in the case of minor trauma.
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
Hyoun-Ho
HH
Lee
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
Ikchan
I
Jeon
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
Sang Woo
SW
Kim
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
Young Jin
YJ
Jung
Ankylosing spondylitis; Delayed; Diaphragm hernia; Thoracolumbar fracture