PERITONEOSCINTIGRAPHY USING TC-99M MAA FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DIAPHRAGMATICDISRUPTIONS IN TRAUMA PATIENTS

The diagnosis of diaphragmatic disruptions secondary to blunt trauma i s difficult because the patients are usually asymptomatic, Delay in re cognition of this injury can be life threatening. The presence of prev ious pulmonary pathology makes the diagnosis even more difficult to es tablish, In this report, a diaphragmatic tear was diagnosed using intr aperitoneal instillation of Tc-99m MAA.