An unusual complication of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

An unusual complication of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

An Unusual Complication of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

A term newborn was referred to our unit with a postnatal diagnosis of a right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). She was managed with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, inotropic support, and nitric oxide, with planned surgical repair when she was medically optimized. On day 6 of life, there was an acute deterioration causing difficulty maintaining adequate ventilation and the in...

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.

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...

[Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia].

A series of 58 cases of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia following blunt and penetrating injury is reviewed. The problems of radiodiagnosis are outlined and the need for barium contrast studies of the entire gastrointestinal tract to ensure recognition of isolated small bowel herniation is emphasized. Surgical access via laparotomy is recommended in the immediate post-traumatic presentation, wher...