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Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia complicating pregnancy

Author(s) -

Brightson Mutseyekwa,

Mordecai Sachikonye,

Lameck Chiwaka,

Netsai C. Changata

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

east and central african journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2073-9990

pISSN - 1024-297X

DOI - 10.4314/ecajs.v23i2.7

Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , pregnancy , diaphragmatic hernia , laparotomy , bowel obstruction , transverse colon , diaphragmatic breathing , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , hernia , pathology , genetics , alternative medicine , biology

Intestinal obstruction in pregnancy is rare but has a high maternal and foetal mortality. We present a case of 32-year-old patient who presented in her 2nd trimester of pregnancy with signs and symptoms of large bowel obstruction. An exploratory laparotomy revealed that the transverse colon had herniated through a diaphragmatic tear as the cause of the intestinal obstruction. The delays in presentation and diagnostic dilemmas associated with intestinal obstruction in pregnancy are manifested in this case. Keywords: intestinal obstruction; pregnancy; diaphragmatic hernia

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