Incidental Asymptomatic Diaphragmatic Hernia in An Adult At Postmortem: - A Report of A Case and Literature Review

BA Ojo^1, , JA Ngbea¹, H Mohammed², BA Ekeh³, VI Ugwu⁴, B Otene⁵, J Nyaga⁵, EO Umobong⁶ and P Abayol⁷

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

Cite this paper:
BA Ojo, JA Ngbea, H Mohammed, BA Ekeh, VI Ugwu, B Otene, J Nyaga, EO Umobong and 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

Abstract

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.

Keywords:
autopsy diaphragm hernia incidental

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