COMPOUND DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA: REPORT OF FIVE CASES
Authors: C H BROWN, C H MOBERG, D B EFFLER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Article1 March 1956COMPOUND DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA: REPORT OF FIVE CASESCHARLES H. BROWN, M.D., F.A.C.P., CARL H. MOBERG, M.D., DONALD B. EFFLER, M.D.CHARLES H. BROWN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, CARL H. MOBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD B. EFFLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-3-534 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptConsiderable interest in the fields of medicine and surgery has centered around various forms of diaphragmatic hernia. This interest has been particularly stimulated by advances in the past decade that have permitted more accurate diagnosis and safer technics for surgical correction of selected cases. The typical radiographic appearance and the clinical signs and symptoms of symptomatic diaphragmatic hernias are well known to every clinician. However, in a review of the literature on the subject of diaphragmatic hernia it becomes apparent that the extent and ramifications of potential complications have not been fully appreciated. This is particularly true in a specific...Bibliography1. BrickAmory IBHI: Incidence of hiatus hernia in patients without symptoms, Arch. Surg. 60: 1045, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PortisKing SAJC: Gastrointestinal tract in the aged, J. A. M. A. 148: 1073, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Knothe W: Die "Hiatushernien" vom Standpunkt des Röntgenologen, Deutsche med. Wchnschr. 58: 609, 1932. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Schatzki R: Die Hernien des Hiatus Oesophagus, Deutsches Arch. f. klin. Med. 173: 85, 1932. Google Scholar5. SaltzsteinLinknerScheinberg HCLMSR: Subcostosternal (Morgagni) diaphragmatic hernia; report of case of hernia containing stomach, transverse colon, and omentum, with review of literature, Arch. Surg. 63: 750, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. MasterDackStoneGrishman AMSJA: Differential diagnosis of hiatus hernia and coronary artery disease, Arch. Surg. 58: 428, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. KohliPearson DRCC: Study of hiatus hernia, Gastroenterology 23: 294, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, Ohio*Received for publication July 8, 1955.From the Departments of Gastroenterology and Thoracic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and The Frank E. Bunts Educational Institute, Cleveland, Ohio.†Formerly Fellow in the Division of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; present address, Medical Arts Building, 26 Sheldon, Grand Rapids 2, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRöntgenuntersuchung des MagensZwerchfellDiaphragmatic Hernia as a Finding in the Chest RadiographZwerchfellhernien und -prolapse 1 March 1956Volume 44, Issue 3Page: 534-548KeywordsAnemiaAnginaColonHerniaSigns and symptomsSurgeryThoracic surgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...