Diaphragmatic hernia in pregnancy

Abstract

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Late recurrence of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Case report

“…Among 190 000 hospital admissions reviewed by Diddle & Tidrick (1941), only 11 women had non‐hiatal diaphragmatic hernias. The authors did not specify whether these were associated with trauma or pregnancy and to date only eight examples of congenital diaphragmatic hernia complicating pregnancy have been reported (Reed et al 1987; Kurzel et al 1988; Wolfe & Peterson 1988), and none were recurrent, as occurred in our patient. The hernias present in the third trimester, during labour or in the early post‐partum period with abdominal pain, vomiting and shortness of breath.…”

Diaphragmatic rupture during labor

“…Strangulation of abdominal viscera in a pre-existing congenital or traumatic diaphragmatic defect is more common; 21 such cases have been reported during pregnancy (16 congenital, four acquired, one spontaneous). 2,8,9 Hill et al 3 reported a patient with history of a repaired congenial diaphragmatic defect who became symptomatic after early post-partum discharge. She had undergone four previous uncomplicated vaginal deliveries.…”

Unilateral paralysis of the diaphragm during pregnancy: Case report and literature review

“…1,2 We identified 20 case reports (congenital [n ϭ 4], traumatic [n ϭ 10], unknown [n ϭ 6]) of diaphragmatic herniation during pregnancy and two case reports of unilateral paralysis during pregnancy (Table II). [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] All authors considered urgent correction of the herniation the most important management because of the risk of rapid deterioration during pregnancy.…”