A case of delayed diagnosis of a right-sided diaphragm rupture with a review of the literature
| Autor: | Matthijs Paul Somford, Hans K. S. Nuytinck, Dagmar I. Vos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Thorax
medicine.medical_specialty Lung business.industry Atelectasis musculoskeletal system Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease Delayed diagnosis Right lower lobe Surgery Diaphragm rupture medicine.anatomical_structure Blunt trauma Emergency Medicine medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society. 35(5) |
| ISSN: | 1863-9933 |
| Popis: | Right-sided diaphragm rupture is one of the typical injuries found during a secondary or tertiary survey after a major blunt trauma. This is mainly due to the apparently normal aspect of primary X-rays of the thorax. A right-sided diaphragm rupture can cause severe atelectasis of the right lower lobe of the lung, due to a hepatothorax. We present a case of a delayed diagnosis of right-sided diaphragm rupture, which was discovered by accident because of a new trauma. We review the literature on right-sided diaphragm rupture and its treatment. |
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