Diaphragmatic hernia: an unusual presentation

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...

Warfarin-Associated Diaphragmatic Hernia: An Unusual Diagnosis

Fetal warfarin syndrome is a consequence of maternal intake of warfarin during pregnancy and comprises a wide range of manifestations, including some typical facial dysmorphologic features. The authors report a case of prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of warfarin embryopathy in an obese woman on unsupervised warfarin prophylaxis at the 16th week of gestation. The fetus presented with facial ...

Hiatal hernia: An unusual presentation of dyspnea

CONTEXT Hiatal hernia is an infrequent but serious cause of dyspnea. We report a case of acute dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea secondary to hiatal hernia and epicardial fat pad. CASE REPORT A 78-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Lab data and physical examination were normal. Computed tomography scan demonstrated a large hiatal hernia and epicardi...

Strangulated inguinal hernia: an unusual presentation.

The incidence of hernia is estimated to be 3 percent. 1 Hernia repair is one of the most common elective procedures in general surgery today, with an estimated 700,000 inguinal herniorhaphies performed annually in United Stated alone. 2 Groin herniorhaphies both elective and emergency are the most common operations performed by the general surgeon. 3 A bulge in the groin situated above and late...