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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1908-1910
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Gastric Rupture Associated With Diaphragmatic Hernia During Pregnancy

Theresa D. Luu, MD*, V. Seenu Reddy, MD, Daniel L. Miller, MD, Seth D. Force, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Accepted for publication February 22, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Luu, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 A Clifton Road NE, Suite A2100, Atlanta, GA 30322. (Email: tdluu3{at}yahoo.com).

Diaphragmatic hernia complicating pregnancy rarely occurs, but it is frequently misdiagnosed. A strangulated diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant patient presents a true surgical emergency, and delay in operative intervention can result in fetal and maternal mortality in as many as 50% of cases. We describe a case report of a pregnant patient and her fetus surviving after a spontaneous gastric rupture from a strangulated diaphragmatic hernia.






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