Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Nov 2014)

Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia in infants: Potentially catastrophic when overlooked

  • Yousef El-Gohary,
  • Isaiah Schuster,
  • Richard J. Scriven,
  • Charles V. Coren,
  • Edmund Kessler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2014.10.008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 11
pp. 515 – 518

Abstract

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Acquired diaphragmatic hernias are a rare occurrence. They can result from blunt, penetrating or inadvertent iatrogenic injury. When overlooked they can potentially be catastrophic. We report a case of iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia in a six-month old infant presenting with acute respiratory distress as a result of strangulated bowel herniating into the left hemithorax caused from a traumatic chest tube insertion in the neonatal period.

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