Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Hernia of the Diaphragm
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Case report
VOLUME: 1 ISSUE: 1
P: 76 - 78
April 2000

Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Hernia of the Diaphragm

1. İzmir Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
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Accepted Date: 18.07.2019
Online Date: 18.07.2019
Publish Date: 18.07.2019
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Abstract

Abstract

The presentation of a traumatic hernia of the diaphragm can be within minutes or hours, even after days, months or years following the precipitating trauma. A 34-year-old man presented with some symptoms 4 years after having a stab wound to his left thoraco-abdominal region and was diagnosed as having delayed presentation of traumatic hernia of the diaphragm. Most important point in the diagnosis of a such condition is the consideration of a possibility in the differantial diagnosis. The diagnosis is often difficult in the late phase since the history of trauma can easily be underestimated.

Keywords:
Diaphragmatic hernia, trauma