Traumatic injuries of the diaphragm

Traumatic injuries of the diaphragm.

Traumatic injury of the diaphragm is not an infrequent occurrence. With the rise in violence and increasing use of automobiles, more diaphragmetic injuries may be seen, especially in inner-city hospitals. Sixty-six cases from our institution within the last five years were reviewed. Of these there were 41 penetrating injuries and 23 secondary to blunt trauma. Two cases were surgically induced f...

Injuries to the Diaphragm

Injuries to the diaphragm

Diaphragmatic injuries (DI)-a frequent accompaniment of thoraco abdominal trauma remains a diagnostic challenge to surgeons and radiologists. (1-4) Case reports and case series describe myriad ways in which this condition can present early, or in a delayed fashion following either blunt or penetrating trauma (5-9). However it is important to recognize DI early because of the serious morbidity a...

Traumatic rupture of the diaphragm.

Traumatic ruptures of the diaphragm occur most frequently at blunt injuries of the abdomen or thorax as a component of polytraumatism. At the acute stage they present a serious diagnostic problem since signs of polytrauma are predominant. The authors report 3 cases of traumatic rupture of the diaphragm with thoracotomy as the therapeutic approach. The first patient presented with severe polytra...

Case of Traumatic Rupture of the Diaphragm

case was that of a soldier, private W. Scottish Rifles, who fell from a height of nearly 30 ft. at about 8-30 p. m. oil the 18th instant, while under the influence of liquor; he died of syncope, about five hours after receiving the injury. On admission to liospitiil at about 9 o'clock, the chief symptoms were those of collapse; but he complained mostly of his left thigh. No marks were visible s...