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Acute traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in a 4-year-old boy in collision with a speeding motorcycle as he crossed the road.
Lancet
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Western Uganda, Uganda; Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Western Uganda, Uganda.
A review of literature of a functional, congenital intrathoracic kidney.
J Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Northwest, Fayetteville, USA.
Introduction: The rarest form of renal ectopia, the thoracic kidney, has been documented in only about 200 cases worldwide. There are four recognized causes of congenital thoracic renal ectopia: renal ectopia with an intact diaphragm, diaphragmatic eventration, diaphragmatic hernia, and traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. This condition often presents as an incidental finding in asymptomatic patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiaphragmatic 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.
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