2013, Number 2
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Neumol Cir Torax 2013; 72 (2)
Fecopneumothorax and fasciitis due to diaphragmatic hernia with an iatrogenic complication
Dajer-Fadel WL, Gutiérrez-Uvalle GE, Flores-Calderón O, Palafox D, Ibarra-Pérez C, Navarro-Reynoso FP, Argüero-Sánchez R
Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 154-158
PDF size: 325.44 Kb.
ABSTRACT
There are multiple communications regarding the different presentations of traumatic diaphragmatic hernias, but there are only a few mentions of its association with an iatrogenic fecopneumothorax. This daunting association, which can culminate in a catastrophe, is seldom described, reason that prompts our report. We present the case of a patient with a history of an automobile accident that produced a traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia, followed by a iatrogenic colonic perforation inside the thoracic cavity and thoraco-abdominal wall fasciitis, among other complications; all eventually resolved satisfactorily.
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