A left hemithorax mystery. Diaphragmatic hernia after penetrating left thoracic stab wound

Respiration. 2011;82(6):557-9. doi: 10.1159/000330594. Epub 2011 Sep 21.

Authors

M Bernasconi¹, C T Bolliger, E Irusen, A H Diacon

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 21934276
DOI: 10.1159/000330594

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / etiology*
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery
Humans
Male
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Radiography, Thoracic
Thoracic Injuries / complications*
Thoracic Injuries / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Wounds, Stab / complications*