Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A woman in her late 70s presented to the emergency department with acute respiratory distress, four days after localised trauma to the right side of the chest. Diagnostic investigations revealed a diaphragmatic rupture with visceral herniation. Laparoscopic repair was performed with repositioning of ischaemic colon, closure of the diaphragm and a right hemicolectomy with end-to-end ileo-transversostomy. A subsequent empyema required video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and antibiotic treatment. Eventually, the patient made a full recovery.
Source: BMJ Case Reports
Authors: Anouk R Snik, Niels van der Naald, Rachel Blom, J Carel Goslings
Institution: OLVG
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4407092325