Incarcerated Diaphragmatic Hernia with Bowel Perforation Presenting as a Tension Pneumothorax

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" Incarcerated Diaphragmatic Hernia with Bowel Perforation Presenting as a Tension Pneumothorax "
Offman, Ryan; Spencer, Ryan

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	933832
Doc. No	:	LA5r43959n
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Offman, Ryan; Spencer, Ryan
Title & Author	:	Incarcerated Diaphragmatic Hernia with Bowel Perforation Presenting as a Tension Pneumothorax [Article]\ Offman, Ryan; Spencer, Ryan
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	15/2
Date	:	2014
Abstract	:	We present an interesting case of a patient with a previously known diaphragmatic hernia in which the colon became incarcerated, ischemic and finally perforated. She had no prior history of abdominal pain or vomiting, yet she present with cardiovascular collapse. To our knowledge, this is the only case report of a tension pneumothorax associated with perforated bowel that was not in the setting of trauma or colonoscopy. [West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(2):142-144.]