Abstract
A case of diaphragmatic hernia complicated by incarceration, gangrene, and intestinal obstruction in a 10-year-old boy is reported. Separate abdominal and thoracic incisions were required to reduce the hernia and a major bowel resection was necessary.
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Ahmed, S. Incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene and intestinal obstruction. Pediatr Surg Int 8, 144–145 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00184222
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00184222