Posttraumatic pulmonary hernia

Post-traumatic pulmonary hernia.

To cite: David J-S, Tassin C, Maury J-M. Thorax Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl2012-203181 Post-traumatic pulmonary hernia is a very rare occurrence of chest trauma, which however remains usually covered by the skin. 2 A young 22-year-old male was recently admitted to our trauma centre after being thrown from a motorcycle against a road guard barrie...

Bochdalek hernia causing pulmonary hypertension.

Large bowel obstruction complicating a posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

Posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia is a rare cause of large bowel obstruction, and can present weeks or years after the initial trauma. Herein, we report the case of a 28-year-old man who presented with signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction nine months after he had a stab wound to his left chest. Chest radiography showed multiple air‑fluid levels in the right upper quadrant, an air-fluid leve...

Posttraumatic pulmonary microembolism. Pathophysiology and treatment.

The aetiology of respiratory insufficiency in man following massive trauma, major surgery or serious illness may vary. There is, however, one special type, the pathogenesis of which remains controversial despite several clinical, autopsy and experimental investigations. Our concept of this syndrome, which is summarized in this review has been arrived at from clinical, pathologico-anatomical and...

Diffuse pulmonary fibrosis and hiatus hernia.

Six patients presenting with initially obscure pulmonary fibrosis are described. Reasons are given for attributing the condition to chronic aspiration pneumonitis from gastro-oesophageal reflux in association with hiatus hernia, supported by lung histology in three cases. Study of a further series of 143 cases of hiatus hernia suggests a 4% incidence of this insidious complication in addition t...