Abstract
A 20-year-old woman developed severe shortness of breath 4 h after a cesarean section. Chest roentgenogram showed a pleural effusion and tension pneumothorax; insertion of a chest tube drained liquid stool. At surgery she was found to have a left diaphragmatic defect with herniation, strangulation, and perforation of the transverse colon into the pleural cavity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 950-951 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | CHEST |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine