A right diaphragmatic eventration incidentally diagnosed and successfully repaired through an abdominal approach. A
I Di Carlo1, E Pulvirenti, A Toro
1Department of Surgical Sciences, Organ Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, University of Catania, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy. idicarlo@unict.it
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|June 9, 2009
Abstract:
We report a case of an elderly woman with a large eventration of the right hemidiaphragm, discovered during an episode of acute cholecystitis, with abdominal and pleural effusion, successfully treated by a laparotomic approach.
