Strangulated diaphragmatic hernia in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta
Spence, P.A.; Cohen, Z.; Salerno, T.A.
Canadian Medical Association Journal 131(11): 1369-1370
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-4409 PMID: 6498690 Document Number: 229759
Hernias are common in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta, but to our knowledge there have been no reports of diaphragmatic hernias in such patients. We describe a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta in whom a diaphragmatic hernia contained a strangulated segment of the splenic flexure of the colon. Resection of the necrotic tissue and transverse colostomy resulted in an uneventful recovery.