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17297568

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
An 85-year-old man was referred to our department, with a three-day history of increasing shortness of breath. Following clinical and radiological assessment, diaphragmatic herniation of bowel was identified to be causing mediastinal shift and respiratory distress. An emergency laparotomy identified a massive diaphragmatic defect which was not amenable to primary closure. A colopexy procedure was performed to comparmentalise the abdomen and obliterate the diaphragmatic defect. Despite aggressive treatment in the intensive care unit he died from multi-organ failure. This case highlights an extremely rare and life-threatening cause of mediastinal shift and respiratory distress.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1265-4906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
377-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Mediastinal shift secondary to a diaphragmatic hernia: a life-threatening combination.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AB, Northern Ireland, UK,
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports