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Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair in Adult Patients: A Retrospective Institutional Experience.
Cureus
November 2024
Thoracic Surgery Department, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mexico City, MEX.
Objectives Diaphragmatic hernias (DHs) in adults are an uncommon condition in which general characteristics and treatment strategies are poorly described. The objective of this study was to describe our institutional experience in the surgical repair of DH in adult patients. Methods A cross-sectional review was conducted on adult patients with DH who were diagnosed and surgically treated between 2012 and 2023 at the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias in Mexico City.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiaphragm injuries in a mature trauma system: still a diagnostic challenge.
Front Surg
December 2024
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Background: A traumatic diaphragm defect is a rare injury. A missed diaphragm injury may cause serious morbidity and mortality. Detection rate during the first assessment of trauma patients is notoriously low.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRight upper quadrant pain after previous blunt abdominal trauma: undiagnosed traumatic diaphragmatic hernia with strangulated right colon.
BMJ Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Acute, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
A woman in her 40s self-presented to an emergency department in a major trauma centre with severe right-sided abdominal pain, a tender right upper quadrant mass and chest pain. Diagnostic imaging showed a previously undiagnosed diaphragmatic hernia containing strangulated right colon. The patient had been the victim of a high-energy road traffic accident 18 months earlier, but at that time had not presented to hospital or undergone any outpatient investigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTraumatic pancreatic injuries and treatment outcomes: An observational retrospective study from a high-volume tertiary trauma center.
Am J Surg
December 2024
Division of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kern Medical Center, 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306, USA. Electronic address:
Introduction: This study discusses a tertiary trauma center's experience involving traumatic pancreatic injuries, focusing on identification, management, and complications, aiming to provide a valuable contribution to the literature on pancreatic trauma management.
Methods: We conducted a five year (2019-2023) retrospective analysis utilizing trauma registry data to identified pancreatic injuries in tier 1 and 2 activations. Pancreatic Organ Injury Scaling (OIS) and overall injury severity (ISS) was assessed using AAST scoring.
Combined diaphragmatic hernia repair and sleeve gastrectomy in an obese patient: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Department of General Surgery, Division of Bariatric, CIBA Hospital, Tijuana-Mexico & Universidad San Francisco (USFQ), Quito, Ecuador. Electronic address:
Introduction: Asymptomatic diaphragmatic hernia is generally rare among adults. Nonetheless, a subset of these patients can live a normal life and be exposed to many diseases, including obesity. When this rare event happens, surgical management can offer a solution to both problems simultaneously.
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