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INTERCOSTAL HERNIATION OF ABDOMINAL CONTENTS FOLLOWING A PENETRATING CHEST INJURY
Author(s) -
Francis David M. A.,
Barnsley W. C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1979.tb07680.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragm (acoustics) , surgery , hernia , complication , thorax (insect anatomy) , anatomy , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker
A case of intercostal herniation of the greater omentum occurring 36 years after a penetrating chest injury is presented. The hernia was successfully trated by operative reduction and repair of the diaphragm and chest wall, This rare complication of thoracic injury is discussed and the literature reviewed.