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Incarcerated transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia preceded by Chilaiditi's syndrome.

Rompen JC, Zeebregts CJ, Prevo RL, Klaase JM

Department of Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

Transdiaphragmatic hernia most often develops after blunt or penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma. We report on the case of a 73-year-old man who underwent emergency ileocoecal resection for an incarcerated transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia. The patient's history included both a lumbotomy for right nephrectomy and Chilaiditi's syndrome. The literature regarding both transdiaphragmatic intercostal herniation and Chilaiditi's syndrome is reviewed in relation to the presented case.

Published 4 May 2005 in Hernia, 9(2): 198-200.
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