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11760344

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-11
pubmed:abstractText
A case of congenital, bilateral, diaphragmatic hernia in a patient with multiple trauma after a motor accident is presented. No anamnestic information was available because of the need for intubation at the accident site. After the insertion of bilateral chest tubes because of left sided pneumothorax and right sided haematopneumothorax a mediastinal mass became apparent. A CT scan revealed a bilateral diaphragmatic hernia. Problems and therapy of this condition as well as differentiation between congenital and traumatic hernias are discussed in this case report. A mediastinal mass of unknown origin in multiple trauma patients suggests the presence of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Diagnostic signs suggesting congenital hernia as compared to acute traumatic hernia are: unilateral or bilateral localisation in the dorsal muscular part of the diaphragm and non-suspicious appearance of parenchymal abdominal organs in relation to the size of the hernia. Diaphragmatic hernias reduce the vital and functional residual capacity of the lungs, possibly leading to respiratory complications and infections.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0177-5537
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1107-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a polytrauma patient].
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik für Allgemeine und Unfallchirurgie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225 Düsseldorf.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports