Laparoscopic Repair of a Chronic Iatrogenic Diaphragmatic Hernia
Document Type
Article
Abstract
We report the diagnosis and repair of a chronic, iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia using minimally-invasive techniques. A 69-year-old man presented with intermittent abdominal and shoulder pain. He had previously undergone laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in which a grasper-induced puncture injury to the left hemidiaphragm was noted but not repaired. Radiographs and CT imaging diagnosed a left diaphragmatic hernia, with stomach herniated into the left thoracic cavity. This was repaired successfully via an intra-abdominal laparoscopic approach. This case represents the potential importance of repairing post-traumatic diaphragmatic hernia at the time that they occur, as well as a minimally invasive means for their repair.
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Publication Title
Radiology case reports
ISSN
1930-0433
Volume
4
Issue
3
First Page
304
PubMed ID
27307823
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2484/rcr.v4i3.304
Recommended Citation
Blount, Andrew L.; Craft, Randall O.; Harold, Kristi L.; and Roberts, Catherine C., "Laparoscopic Repair of a Chronic Iatrogenic Diaphragmatic Hernia" (2009). SJHMC Faculty. 45.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/sjhmc/45