Perforation of the stomach due to chest tube complication in a patient with iatrogenic diaphragmatic rupture
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2003
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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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Aged , Chest Tubes , Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic , Humans , Iatrogenic Disease , Lung Neoplasms , Male , Pneumonectomy , Reoperation , Stomach , Surgical Instruments , Surgical Procedures, Operative , Treatment Outcome , Wounds, Stab , aged , article , cancer invasion , case report , diaphragm disease , diaphragm rupture , gastrotomy , human , iatrogenic disease , laparotomy , lobectomy , lung carcinoma , male , pleura effusion , pneumothorax , postoperative period , stomach perforation , thoracotomy , thorax radiography , treatment outcome , tube , diaphragm hernia , iatrogenic disease , injury , lung resection , lung tumor , methodology , radiography , reoperation , stab wound , stomach , surgery , surgical instrument , tube