[Intestinal obstruction as late presentation of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia: report of a case and review of the literature].

We present a case of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia of delayed presentation, 2 years after a stab wound in the inferior thorax. The patient, a 31 year-old man, arrived to the hospital complaining of abdominal pain and vomiting, but then developed a clinical picture of low intestinal obstruction. When the abdominal cavity was surgically explored, a diaphragmatic defect of 2.5 cm was found, through which the omentum and part of the colon were herniated to the thorax. After the operation, the patient had a good outcome and was discharged 8 days later.