Post-Traumatic Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Case Report

Abstract

The most common cause of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is blunt or penetrating thoraco-abdominal trauma. The proper diagnosis can be difficult to make due to the non-specific clinical picture. The surgical approach in managing diaphragmatic rupture includes laparotomy, thoracotomy, or both. This article presents a case of a 60-year-old woman with post-traumatic peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia. The study suggests that diaphragmatic injury should be considered in patients with blunt or penetrating thoraco-abdominal trauma.

Retracted: Diagnostic Dilemma of a Diaphragmatic Hernia

“…Trans-hiatal hernia is a rare, most often missed or misdiagnosed complication of thoracoabdominal procedures. [4] All patients having a history of surgical intervention on oesophagus, complaining of non-specific epigastric pain, suspicion of hiatal or diaphragmatic hernia should always be considered. The list of differentials must consider diaphragmatic hernia, on the basis of high clinical index of suspicion and history, for early and effective management.…”