Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, prospectivo y de corte transversal de los 747 pacientes operados de hernias abdominales externas en el Centro de Diagnóstico Integral La Atlántida del Estado Vargas, de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, desde abril de 2013 hasta diciembre de 2017 con el objetiv...
Abstract Background: Diaphragmatic rupture is an uncommon condition, with 90% of ruptures occurring on the left side. However, its incidence on the right side is increasing along with the increase in traffic accidents. Liver herniation may become progressive causing severe atelectasis of the right lung,...
Abstract Tension pneumocephalus is rare but has been well documented following trauma and neurosurgical procedures. It is a surgical emergency as it can lead to neurological deterioration, brainstem herniation and death. Unlike previous cases where tension pneumocephalus developed postoperatively, we des...
La hernia pulmonar traumática (HPT) es un problema clínico inhabitual. Se da a conocer un caso atendido en el Hospital Mutual de Seguridad de Santiago. corresponde a un individuo que cae desde altura resultando con múltiples injurias siendo la torácica una de ellas, la que una vez tratada fue seguida...
Cardiac Herniation after Pneumonectomy is reviewed in terms of etiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, prevention and available treatments. Sixty-six cases were reported between 1948 and 1994 were reported. Thirteen other cases were reviewed in a multicenter survey in Brazil. Among these, the two cases w...
Se presenta el caso de una paciente portadora de una hernia perineal (HP) de caracter excepcional. Tratada a los 34 años por un cáncer recto T2 (Clasificación TNM) mediante resección local endoanal seguida de radioterapia, se pesquisa en el seguimiento una recidiva regional retrorrectal a los 14 y 30...
