Perforation of the stomach due to chest tube complication in a patient with latrogenic diaphragmatic rupture
Date
AUG2003
Author
Icoz, G; Kara, E; Ilkgul, O; Yetgin, S; Tuncyurek, R; Korkut, MA
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Diagnosis of diaphragmatic injury is difficult. A case of iatrogenic diaphragmatic rupture is reported in which perforation of a herniated stomach occurred following left lobectomy and partial resection of the diaphragm for lung cancer. On the second postoperative day, bile-stained fluid coming out from the chest tube revealed gastrointestinal leakage. This rare complication of chest tube insertion, early diagnosis and treatment are emphasized.
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