%0 Journal Article
%T Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia: case report
%A Miguel Angel Serra Vald¨¦s
%A Mario Achon Polhamus
%A Maria de Lourdes Men¨¦ndez Villa
%A Liudmila Carnesoltas Suarez
%J Medwave
%D 2013
%I Medwave Estudios y Publicaciones Biom¨¦dicas
%X Introduction. Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias occur after blunt or penetrating trauma. The case reported in this article is an incidental and unusual diagnosis in clinical practice. Case. We report a woman with a history of thoraco-abdominal trauma from a road accident that occurred 30 years ago. In the chest X-ray we found a radioopacity in the right lung base resulting from a respiratory infection. The image persisted in spite of effective treatment for the underlying respiratory condition, which made us suspect a diaphragmatic hernia corroborated by computed tomography. Discussion. A high level of suspicion is essential for the initial evaluation of patients with blunt or penetrating thoraco-abdominal trauma. Conclusions. Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias constitute a clinical challenge both for diagnosis and surgical treatment.
%K Hernia for the diaphragm ruptures
%K toraco-abdominal trauma
%K diagnosis
%K ACT.
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2013.02.5636