CASE REPORT
An Unusual Cause of Maternal Respiratory Distress in Postoperative-Postpartum Period: Diaphragmatic Hernia
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Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokat, Turkey
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Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erzurum, Turkey
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GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Tokat, Turkey
Publication date: 2012-04-10
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Serkan Bodur
Maresal Cakmak Military Hospital, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 25100, Yenisehir, Erzurum, Turkey
Eur J Gen Med 2012;9(2):142-145
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ABSTRACT
Diaphragmatic hernia complicating pregnancy is rare but it is associated with high complicated outcomes, particularly if surgical intervention is delayed. We report a case of diaphragmatic hernia noticed after caesarean delivery in a pregnant 27-year-old women with a history of uneventful first pregnancy. We report this case to alert obstetricians to the possibility of this rare surgical emergency during pregnancy and peripartum period.