Delayed iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia after thoracoscopic lobectomy

Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia is rare complications of thoracic or abdominal surgery, having been described following esophagectomy (1), gastrectomy (2), laparoscopic cholecystectomy (3), and nephrectomy (4). An acute presentation with a strangulated or an obstructed viscus may present a diagnostic dilemma and require urgent resection and repair. Herein, we describe an extremely rare complication of diaphragmatic hernia that occurring in a woman several months after VATS left upper lobectomy with lymphadenectomy