1Department of Histopathology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria
2Department of Radilology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State Universiy, Makurdi, Nigeria
3Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria
4Department of Pathology, National Orthopedic Centre, Enugu, Nigeria
5Department of Histopathology, Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Nigeria
6Department of Laboratory Medicine, State-House Hospital, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria
7Faculty of Clinical Science, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria
American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine.
2014,
Vol. 2 No. 5, 96-98
DOI: 10.12691/ajmsm-2-5-3
Copyright © 2014 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: BA Ojo, JA Ngbea, H Mohammed, BA Ekeh, VI Ugwu, B Otene, J Nyaga, EO Umobong, P Abayol. Incidental Asymptomatic Diaphragmatic Hernia in An Adult At Postmortem: - A Report of A Case and Literature Review.
American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine. 2014; 2(5):96-98. doi: 10.12691/ajmsm-2-5-3.
Correspondence to: BA Ojo, Department of Histopathology, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria. Email:
babarindeo87@gmail.comAbstract
Diaphragmatic hernia in the absence of trauma is very rare in adults. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a major malformation and a relatively common condition found in babies. We present an incidental asymptomatic diaphragmatic hernia found in a middle age man brought for medico-legal autopsy. He was brought in dead with a gunshot wound to the right anterolateral aspect of the neck. With a complex embryological story, congenital abnormalities of the diaphragm are unusual but far more common are the acquired hernia. We discuss the index case and other causes of diaphragmatic hernia.
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