| Literature DB >> 28050431 |
Somak Das1, Dinesh Zirpe2, Chandrasekharn Valiathan Gopakumar2, Sudeepta Kumar Swain3, Rajagopal Surendran3.
Abstract
Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia rarely affects right side due to protective effect of liver. In adult it is mainly caused by blunt abdominal trauma. Acute presentations are often life threatening and usually clinch the diagnosis early. It may remain asymptomatic for many years unless being detected incidentally during investigations for some unrelated reason or getting complicated by some pathology of herniated viscera. High degree of suspicion is required to detect this delayed presentation particularly in a post-trauma patient as this condition may require modifications in management. We report a case of acute cholecystitis which revealed a rare association of traumatic right diaphragmatic hernia and hepatothorax.Entities:
Keywords: Acute cholecystitis; Blunt trauma abdomen; Right diaphragmatic hernia
Year: 2016 PMID: 28050431 PMCID: PMC5198384 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/23390.8774
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X