Late diaphragmatic laceration detected as a result of spontaneous pneumothorax

Autor: Noboru, Nishiumi, Shigeaki, Inoue, Takahisa, Koizumi, Atushi, Suga, Masayuki, Iwasaki, Hiroshi, Inoue
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: The Tokai journal of experimental and clinical medicine. 33(3)
ISSN: 2185-2243
Popis: Injury to the right diaphragm is sometimes missed in the acute stage and is detected only when the rupture becomes more extensive, a diaphragmatic hernia develops, and dyspnea ensues. We report a case in which spontaneous right pneumothorax developed 46 months after blunt trauma due to a fall. Air had leaked into the right pleural cavity, passed through the injured right diaphragm, and entered the abdominal cavity; the patient presented with intraperitoneal emphysema.
Databáze: OpenAIRE