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Case Reports
. 1992;26(3):225-7.
doi: 10.3109/14017439209099082.

Posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia in adults--acute symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Case report

V Perhoniemi  1 , J Helminen, R Luosto
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Posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia in adults--acute symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Case report

V Perhoniemi et al. Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1992.

Abstract

Acute herniation through a posterolateral diaphragmatic defect is rare in adults. Two cases in which such herniation occurred by sudden inversion, a 29-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, are presented. The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

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