Postraumatic diaphragmatic herniation in an elderly

Authors

  • Juan Denys Jay Bayeux Hospital Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “10 de octubre”, La Habana
  • Nival Shaid Martínez Artiles Instituto Nacional de Gastroenterología, La Habana
  • José Ridal González Alvarez Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente “Pepe Portilla”, Pinar del Río

Keywords:

diaphragmatic herniation, penetrating thoracic wound, trauma.

Abstract

The case report of a 73 years mixed race patient is presented with a history of thoracic penetrating stab wound who has presented frequent clinical pattern of dyspnea for 2 years, accompanied by cough and expectoration, treated with antibiotics. He went to the Ecuadorian Social Security Hospital in Tena, due to a worsening of this pattern and he was indicated a thorax x-ray that showed heterogeneous radio opaque image in the left lung base; the thorax computerized axial tomography and the colon study by contrast confirmed the diagnosis of a left diaphragmatic postraumatic herniation, for which he received surgical treatment with satisfactory clinical course.

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Published

2016-06-08

How to Cite

1.
Jay Bayeux JD, Martínez Artiles NS, González Alvarez JR. Postraumatic diaphragmatic herniation in an elderly. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 8 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];20(6). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/445

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 6 (2016): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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