Post esophagectomy diaphragmatic hernia: a case report of a rare cause of acute respiratory distress

Post esophagectomy diaphragmatic hernia: a case report of a rare cause of acute respiratory distress

Abstract Background Diaphragmatic hernia is frequent among the elderly and is usually associated with mild chronic digestive and respiratory symptoms. Case presentation An elderly post-esophagectomy male patient, in the early postoperative period of cardiac surgery, presented with acute respiratory...

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Main Authors: Valérie Lamontagne, Valérie Lafrenière-Bessi, Arthur Vieira, Éric Charbonneau, Paula A. Ugalde, Frédéric Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Diaphragmatic hernia
Respiratory distress
Post-esophagectomy
Cardiac surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0802-x

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