Tension pneumothorax secondary to a gastropleural fistula in a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia |
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| Authors: | R J Schwab J G Jarvik |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia. |
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| Abstract: | We report a case of tension pneumothorax due to a gastropleural fistula resulting from perforation of the stomach in a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Awareness of perforation of strangulated stomach or bowel in a diaphragmatic hernia as a cause of pneumothorax, with or without tension physiology, in a patient with a history of trauma is important so that surgical repair can be undertaken without delay. |
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