AN AUTOPSIED CASE OF TRAUMATIC DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA

A Case of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia

An unusual case of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia with successful operation.

Numerous classifications have been proposed for diaphragmatic hernia. Most of them are of little practical value from a clinical standpoint. Harrington’s’ classification of diaphragmatic herniae into two main groups, nontraumatic and traumatic, is preferred because of its simplicity. He subdivides the traumatic group into: (1) hernia due to Indirect injury to the diaphragm and usually the resul...

Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. A case report.

A traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is caused as a result from blunt or penetrating trauma and occurs in about 5% of cases of severe blunt trauma to the trunk. Early diagnosis of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is necessary to decrease morbidity and mortality associated with it. This case report describes the case of 18-year-old male who had an accidental fall from the tree and had a diagnosis of t...

An unusual complication of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

Rupture of the diaphragm and herniation of the abdominal viscera into the chest are wellrecognized results of crushing or penetrating injuries. Gordon Bryan's study (1921) of both types of injury is a surgical classic. The second world war rekindled interest in traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, and several important papers dealt with those due to penetrating injury (Edwards, 1943; Mackey and Bing...