Abstract:Postoperative delayed diaphragmatic hernia (DH) is a rare and uncommon event after adult orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), which however could be potentially life-threatening complication, especially in the absence of early and correct diagnosis and appropriate surgical treatment. We present a case of 48 year-old male with left diaphragmatic herniation of left part of transverse colon, who thirty nine months before underwent OLT with right-sided allograft implantation and which was recently successfully … Show more
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