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[Diaphragmatic rupture: case report of a rare complication of labor]

Annika Mutanen, Henrik Sandelin, Anu Nieminen

    Duodecim; Laaketieteellinen Aikakauskirja
    |August 5, 2015
    PubMed

    A diaphragmatic rupture associated with labor is a rare complication of pregnancy with high fetal and maternal mortality. Due to non-specific symptoms and rareness of the disease the diagnosis can be challenging. We present a case of a healthy 26-year old woman with one previous childbirth who presented upper abdominal pain, tachycardia and dyspnea during labor. Immediately after labor, a left-sided diaphragmatic rupture complicated with ventricle perforation was diagnosed. After prompt diagnosis and immediate surgical care, including thoracotomy and laparotomy, both patient and child experienced a full recovery.

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