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Fecopneumothorax and fasciitis due to diaphragmatic hernia with an iatrogenic complication

Walid Leonardo Dajer-Fadel, Gabriela Elaine Gutiérrez-Uvalle, Octavio Flores-Calderón, Damián Palafox, Carlos Ibarra-Pérez, Francisco Pascual Navarro-Reynoso, Rubén Argüero-Sánchez





2013, Number 2

2013; 72 (2)






ABSTRACT

There are multiple communications regarding the different presentations of traumatic diaphragmatic hernias, but there are only a few mentions of its association with an iatrogenic fecopneumothorax. This daunting association, which can culminate in a catastrophe, is seldom described, reason that prompts our report. We present the case of a patient with a history of an automobile accident that produced a traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia, followed by a iatrogenic colonic perforation inside the thoracic cavity and thoraco-abdominal wall fasciitis, among other complications; all eventually resolved satisfactorily.

KEYWORDS

Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, iatrogeny, intestinal perforation, fecopneumothorax, thoraco-abdominal fasciitis, negative pressure wound therapy.

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2013, Number 2

2013; 72 (2)