Perforation of the stomach due to chest tube complication in a patient with latrogenic diaphragmatic rupture
Articles > Article · 2003
Authors: Recep Gökhan İÇÖZ, ESİN KARA, O ILKGUL, S YETGIN, R TUNCYUREK, Mustafa Ali KORKUT
ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2003, vol 103, pp 423-424
Summary
Diagnosis of diaphragmatic injury is difficult. A case of iatrogenic diaphragmatic rupture is reported in which perforation of a herniated stomach occurred following left lobectomy and partial resection of the diaphragm for lung cancer. On the second postoperative day, bile-stained fluid coming out from the chest tube revealed gastrointestinal leakage. This rare complication of chest tube insertion, early diagnosis and treatment are emphasized.