Eventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report

Diaphragmatic eventration (DE) or eventration of the diaphragm is characterized by a permanent high position of 1 or rarely boththe leaflets of the diaphragm, providing a potential space for the displacement of abdominal viscera on the affected side(s).It is arelatively rare condition with unknown e...

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Autores principales: Ashwin Porwal, Paresh Gandhi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4124fcdfe0fd4488be026639c896d54a2021-11-16T07:43:39ZEventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report2783-2430https://doaj.org/article/4124fcdfe0fd4488be026639c896d54a2017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/article_47159_6d65901b6789917b35499121b656dc24.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2783-2430Diaphragmatic eventration (DE) or eventration of the diaphragm is characterized by a permanent high position of 1 or rarely boththe leaflets of the diaphragm, providing a potential space for the displacement of abdominal viscera on the affected side(s).It is arelatively rare condition with unknown etiology in adults. Prevalence of DE is less than 0.05% of the population, both children andadults, and is more common in males. There is a various presentation for DE and patients are mostly asymptomatic. The diagnosisof DE is vital to avoid certain serious, though rare, complications such as gastric or colon volvulus. Here is the report of an unusualpresentation of eventration of the diaphragm with sigmoid colon volvulus presented with complaint of chronic constipation and‘fear to eat’. Patient was diagnosed in the operating room despite multiple imaging modalities. Eventration of diaphragm andcachexia is a rare association and to the best of authors‘ knowledge, it is not reported in literature. It is hoped that the current casereport sensitizes physicians to the unusual presentation of eventration of diaphragm.Ashwin PorwalParesh GandhiShiraz University of Medical Sciencesarticlechronic constipationeventration of diaphragmplication of diaphragmmediastinal shiftsigmoid volvulusMedicineRENIranian Journal of Colorectal Research, Vol 5, Iss Issues 3-4 (2017)
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topic chronic constipation
eventration of diaphragm
plication of diaphragm
mediastinal shift
sigmoid volvulus
Medicine
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spellingShingle chronic constipation
eventration of diaphragm
plication of diaphragm
mediastinal shift
sigmoid volvulus
Medicine
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Ashwin Porwal
Paresh Gandhi
Eventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report
description Diaphragmatic eventration (DE) or eventration of the diaphragm is characterized by a permanent high position of 1 or rarely boththe leaflets of the diaphragm, providing a potential space for the displacement of abdominal viscera on the affected side(s).It is arelatively rare condition with unknown etiology in adults. Prevalence of DE is less than 0.05% of the population, both children andadults, and is more common in males. There is a various presentation for DE and patients are mostly asymptomatic. The diagnosisof DE is vital to avoid certain serious, though rare, complications such as gastric or colon volvulus. Here is the report of an unusualpresentation of eventration of the diaphragm with sigmoid colon volvulus presented with complaint of chronic constipation and‘fear to eat’. Patient was diagnosed in the operating room despite multiple imaging modalities. Eventration of diaphragm andcachexia is a rare association and to the best of authors‘ knowledge, it is not reported in literature. It is hoped that the current casereport sensitizes physicians to the unusual presentation of eventration of diaphragm.
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Paresh Gandhi
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title Eventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report
title_short Eventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report
title_full Eventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report
title_fullStr Eventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Eventration of Diaphragm with Chronic Constipation: An Unusual Presentation: A Case Report
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