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Incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia following Heimlich maneuver
Tiffany Truong1, Kevin Salire1, Ignacio De Cicco1
1Department of General Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas.
Abstract:
The Heimlich maneuver or abdominal thrust is a recognized effective therapy for foreign-body airway obstruction. Serious complications, however, have been described. We present a case of an incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia secondary to Heimlich maneuver.

