Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Gastroenterology

Post-Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia Revealed by Respiratory Distress

Mounir Bouali

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Mohamed Ouchane *

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Ahmed Ballati

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abdelilah Elbakouri

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Fatimazahra Bensardi

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Khalid Elhattabi

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abdelaziz Fadil

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Post-traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is a solution of continuity of the diaphragmatic dome which can be complicated by the intra thoracic passage of the abdominal organs. It is most often located on the left, often asymptomatic except in the case of a complication, notably a strangulation which can lead to a vital prognosis, hence the importance of mentioning it in the event of any closed thoraco abdominal trauma. We report the case of a jeun patient aged 45 with a previous stab wound to the left lower thoracic level, admitted for a left diaphragmatic hernia revealed by respiratory distress.

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