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Diaphragmatic hernia during pregnancy: A case report with a review of the literature from the past 50 years
Author(s) -
Chen Yue,
Hou Qiannan,
Zhang Zhu,
Zhang Jian,
Xi Mingrong
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01451.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragmatic hernia , diaphragmatic breathing , pregnancy , presentation (obstetrics) , hernia , complication , surgery , general surgery , congenital diaphragmatic hernia , fetus , pathology , alternative medicine , biology , genetics
Diaphragmatic hernia is a rare complication during pregnancy. Only 30 reports have been published on this subject in English between 1959 and 2009. Due to misdiagnoses and management delays, diaphragmatic hernia usually presents itself as a life‐threatening emergency. Here, we present a case report of a patient with a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia who became acutely symptomatic during pregnancy. The diaphragmatic hernia was managed successfully, and we describe the presentation, management and outcome of this case. We also present a review of all of the reported cases of diaphragmatic hernias complicating pregnancy that have been published in English during the past 50 years.