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Hemidiaphragmatic Hernia and Volvulus in a 94-Year-Old Woman

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1 Hemidiaphragmatic Hernia and Volvulus in a 94-Year-Old Woman
Paris Charilaou, MD, Febin John, MD, Balaji Yegneswaran, MBBS  The American Journal of Medicine  Volume 130, Issue 9, Pages e395-e396 (September 2017) DOI: /j.amjmed Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure Left diaphragmatic eventration found incidentally on a computed tomography chest angiogram 1 month before admission (top left), progressing to full-blown left hemidiaphragmatic hernia with dilated and thickened loops of small bowel and transverse colon in the left hemithorax resulting in near-total collapse of the left lung (top right). Bottom: Operative repair with immediate postoperative left hemidiaphragmatic paralysis, which fully resolved by discharge. The American Journal of Medicine  , e395-e396DOI: ( /j.amjmed ) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


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