Chapter title |
Clinical Manifestations of Huge Diaphragmatic Hernias
|
---|---|
Chapter number | 49 |
Book title |
Current Concepts in Medical Research and Practice
|
Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2017
|
DOI | 10.1007/5584_2017_49 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-974149-9, 978-3-31-974150-5
|
Authors |
Jan Lesiński, Tadeusz M. Zielonka, Aleksandra Kaszyńska, Olga Wajtryt, Krystyna Peplińska, Katarzyna Życińska, Kazimierz A. Wardyn, Lesiński, Jan, Zielonka, Tadeusz M., Kaszyńska, Aleksandra, Wajtryt, Olga, Peplińska, Krystyna, Życińska, Katarzyna, Wardyn, Kazimierz A. |
Abstract |
Translocation of abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity may cause dyspnea, heart disorders, and gastric symptoms. Diaphragmatic hernias can cause diagnostic difficulties, since both clinical and radiological symptoms might imitate different disorders. In these cases computed tomography of the chest is the method of choice. The aim of this study was to assess clinical manifestations, risk factors, and prognosis in patients with huge diaphragmatic hernias with displacement of abdominal organs into the thorax, depending on the action taken. We carried out a retrospective study using data of patients hospitalized in the years 2012-2016. Ten patients were qualified for the study (8 women and 2 men). The mean age of the subjects was 86.5 ± 10.5 years. Thirty percent of the hernias were post-traumatic. All of the patients reported cardiovascular or respiratory symptoms. Upper gastrointestinal symptoms occurred in half of the patients. Twenty percent of patients underwent surgery with a positive outcome, while 30% of patients, who were not qualified for surgery due to numerous co-morbidities, died. The main risk factors predisposing to the occurrence of large diaphragmatic hernias were the following: old age, female gender, and thoracic cage deformities. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 67% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 67% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |