DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sasjs.2025.v11i01.012

Pages: 59-62

Diaphragmatic hernia is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in children and very rarely in adults. We report the case of a 45-year-old patient, with no medical or surgical history, who presented to our structure with an occlusive syndrome involving cessation of bowel movements and gas for 7 days. An unprepared abdomen revealed colonic and bowel hydro-seric levels, as well as an aeriform image in the left basithoracic region. Diaphragmatic hernia remains a rare cause of mechanical occlusion. Computed tomography remains the examination of choice, for positive diagnosis and to search for eventual complications. Although rare, diaphragmatic hernia occlusion remains an entity to be aware of and investigated on imaging.