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Case Reports
. 2006 Nov;82(5):1908-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.02.083.

Gastric rupture associated with diaphragmatic hernia during pregnancy

Theresa D Luu  1 , V Seenu Reddy, Daniel L Miller, Seth D Force
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Case Reports

Gastric rupture associated with diaphragmatic hernia during pregnancy

Theresa D Luu et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

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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