A CASE OF TRAUMATIC DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA ASSOCIATING WITH HEMOTHORAX AND OF THE STOMACH

A 39-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a traffic accident. Since she had left hemothorax, drainage was performed. On the next day diaphragmatic herina associating with perforation of the stomach was found and thoracotomy was immediatedly carried out. Postoperative course was uneventful. We can infer that thoracentesis might cause the perforation of the stomach. In performing a drainage for traumatic hemothorax, we should pay careful attention to a possible association of diaphragmatic hernia.