Diaphragmatic lung hernia
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Bell D, Diaphragmatic lung hernia. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 06 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-89662
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- Diaphragmatic lung hernias
- Diaphragmatic lung herniation
- Diaphragmatic lung herniations
- Diaphragmatic lung herniae
A diaphragmatic lung hernia (plural: hernias or herniae) is extremely rare, characterized by a lung herniation through the diaphragm into the abdominal cavity. There has been a single case report 2. It is questionable whether this entity truly exists at all 3.
This is not to be confused with the far more common congenital or traumatic diaphragmatic hernias, in which abdominal contents pass through the defect into the thorax.
References
- 1. Bhalla M, Leitman B, Forcade C, Stern E, Naidich D, McCauley D. Lung Hernia: Radiographic Features. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1990;154(1):51-3. doi:10.2214/ajr.154.1.2104725 - Pubmed
- 2. Clifford Beale E. On a Case of Hernia of Lung Through the Diaphragm. Lancet. 1882;119(3048):139-40. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(02)21790-0
- 3. Hurwich J. Lung Hernia. J Thorac Surg. 1949;18(2):261-8. doi:10.1016/s0096-5588(20)31477-x
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