BLUNT EXTRAPERITONEAL RUPTURE OF THE RIGHT HEMIDIAPHRAGM - CASE-REPORT

Authors
LORIMER JW REID KR RAYMOND F
Citation
Jw. Lorimer et al., BLUNT EXTRAPERITONEAL RUPTURE OF THE RIGHT HEMIDIAPHRAGM - CASE-REPORT, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 36(3), 1994, pp. 414-416
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
414 - 416
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A case of blunt extraperitoneal rupture of the right hemidiaphragm and an accompanying abnormal hepatobiliary scan that revealed the rupture are presented.Associated major injuries, the fact that right-sided ru ptures have less immediate herniation, and plugging of the defect by t he liver are difficulties thatcan be encountered in establishing the d iagnosis. Most diagnostic tests are not helpful and about half of thes e ruptures are found at laparotomy or thoracotomy. All should be close d surgically.