Author(s)

Mohammed Elkehal¹, Sani Rabiou^2*, Boubacar Efared³, Saad Slaiki¹, Hicham Elbouhadouti^1,4, Yassine Ouadnouni^2,4, Nawal Hammas^3,4, Taoufiq Harmouch^3,4, Mohamed Smahi^2,4

¹Department of Visceral Surgery, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
³Department of Cyto-Pathology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
⁴Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Benabdellah University, Fez, Morocco.

Post traumatic diaphragmatic injuries have long been known. However their varied clinical, expressions lead to difficulties which cause its delay. The occurrence of herniation of hollow viscera in the thoracic cavity followed by its necrosis or perforation, is a delayed complication, a rare entity with a poor prognosis. The discovery of a colonic tumor in a diaphragmatic hernia is an exceptional clinical circumstance. Here we report the case of a patient with a complicated diaphragmatic hernia, whose symptoms are precipitated by the presence of a colon stenosing tumor. The management consisted of an exclusive laparotomy had allowed dealing in one surgical intervention with both the abdominal and thoracic injuries.

Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrointestinal Tumor, Surgery

Elkehal, M. , Rabiou, S. , Efared, B. , Slaiki, S. , Elbouhadouti, H. , Ouadnouni, Y. , Hammas, N. , Harmouch, T. and Smahi, M. (2016) Post Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia Revealing a Colonic Tumor. Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, 6, 13-17. doi: 10.4236/ojts.2016.63003.