A series of 58 cases of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia following blunt and penetrating injury is reviewed. The problems of radiodiagnosis are outlined and the need for barium contrast studies of the entire gastrointestinal tract to ensure recognition of isolated small bowel herniation is emphasized. Surgical access via laparotomy is recommended in the immediate post-traumatic presentation, wher...

BACKGROUND Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias (TDHs) are sometimes difficult to identify at an early stage and can consequently result in diagnostic delays with life-threatening outcomes. It is the aim of this case study to highlight the difficulties encountered with the earlier detection of traumatic diaphragmatic hernias. METHODS Clinical data of patients who received treatment for delayed tra...

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...

BACKGROUND Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias are a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to variable presentations. Early repair is important because of risks of incarceration and strangulation of abdominal contents along with respiratory and cardiovascular compromise. Minimally invasive techniques have been useful for diagnosis and treatment of diaphragmatic hernias in both blunt and penetrat...

Inguinal hernia is a common disease with intestine or omentum majus herniating into hernia sac. Bladder herniation is a special type of inguinal hernia which often happens in old male with very low incidence. Here we report a rare case of an inguinal bladder hernia, which was diagnosed by 18F-FDG PET-CT during detection of lung carcinoma.

Handlebar hernia is a rare, traumatic, abdominal wall hernia caused by high-velocity direct trauma. It involves disruption of the abdominal wall muscles, with bowel loop herniated through the defect in the abdominal wall, and may have major or even lethal complications. We report a case of bicycle-handlebar hernia in a 9-year-old boy who had all layers of his abdominal wall disrupted by a fall ...