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Case Reports

Distinctive Presentation of a Diaphragmatic Hernia 15 Years After A Traumatic Insult

^a Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
^b Department of Anesthesia, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Accepted for publication December 15, 2008.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Saad, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon (Email: ga17{at}aub.edu.lb).

Diaphragmatic hernias are well-known sequelae of abdominal and chest wall trauma. However, they may go undiagnosed in the acute setting but present later due to gastrointestinal or respiratory complications. A distinctive presentation of a diaphragmatic hernia 15 years after a traumatic insult is herein described. Management strategies are also discussed.