Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias: a report of 26 cases
Autor: | E. Hamaloglu, M. Kologlu, T. Z. Nursal, M. Ugurlu |
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Rok vydání: | 2001 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Diaphragmatic breathing Wounds Penetrating Wounds Nonpenetrating medicine.disease Hernia Diaphragmatic Traumatic Surgery Blunt medicine.anatomical_structure Abdominal trauma Respiratory muscle Humans Medicine Abdomen Female Diaphragmatic hernia Hernia business Retrospective Studies Abdominal surgery |
Zdroj: | Hernia. 5:25-29 |
ISSN: | 1248-9204 1265-4906 |
Popis: | Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias, when diagnosed many years after the traumatic event, are observed in about 10% of diaphragmatic injuries. Due to coexisting injuries and the silent nature of diaphragmatic injuries, the diagnosis is easily missed or difficult. The medical records of 26 patients, who were treated for diaphragmatic hernias during the last 20 years, were analysed retrospectively. The patients were divided into acute phase and late-presenting groups, in whom emergency surgery and elective intervention were performed respectively. Chest radiography was diagnostic in 34.6% (n = 9) of patients. 92.3% of the hernias were on the left side, while the most common herniated organs were the stomach (31.8%) and the colon (27.2%). Coexisting injuries were recorded in 38.4% (n = 10) of the patients. Primary repair was predominantly used (92.3%). The hospitalisation period was longer in the late-presenting group (24.1 +/- 18.8 vs. 14.3 +/- 7.7 days). Two deaths occurred in the late-presenting group. Diaphragmatic hernia should be suspected in all blunt abdominal trauma patients. Prompt surgical repair is the treatment of choice in all traumatic diaphragmatic hernias. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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