An Unusual Cause of Maternal Respiratory Distress in Postoperative-Postpartum Period: Diaphragmatic Hernia
Ahmet Cantug Calıskan 1, Serkan Bodur 2 * , Hakan Aytan 3, Berat Acu 4
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1 Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokat, Turkey2 Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erzurum, Turkey3 GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey4 Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Tokat, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Diaphragmatic hernia complicating pregnancy is rare but it is associated with high complicated outcomes, particularly if surgical intervention is delayed. We report a case of diaphragmatic hernia noticed after caesarean delivery in a pregnant 27-year-old women with a history of uneventful first pregnancy. We report this case to alert obstetricians to the possibility of this rare surgical emergency during pregnancy and peripartum period.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, 2012, Volume 9, Issue 2, 142-145

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82480

Publication date: 10 Apr 2012

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