Laparoscopic Repair of Traumatic Right Diaphragmatic Hernia Secondary to a Blunt Trauma

Jeammy A. P Perez, MD; Adriano Zuardi Ushinohama, MD; Roberto Rasslan, MD, FACS; Francisco de Sales Collet e Silva, MD, FACS; Jones Pessoa dos santos jr, MD; Marcia H. Yamazumi, MD; Marcelo C. Rocha, MD; Edivaldo M. Utiyama, MD, FACS

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-5946
Year Produced: 2019
Length: 9 min.


A 33 year old female, suck by a car, presented to the emergency department, without loss of consciousness, On the primary survey she was crepitating ,diminished breath sounds in the right lower lung field, Pale, slightly anxious, BP: 100/80, HR:110, E- FAST Suspected Right diaphragmatic hernia, no abdominal pain, stable pelvis Full body CT scan show a right diaphragmatic rupture with herniation of hepatic domus, hemothorax, hepatic laceration of VIII segment, Laparoscopy repair was perform with interrupted suture, a chest drain was placed in the right hemithorax. Post-operatively, patient remained stable. Chest drain was removed on 7rd day and patient was discharged on day 15.