Right Hemi-Diaphragmatic Rupture: An Injury Missed or Masked?
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Right sided traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in children is uncommon and may escape early detection. Missed injuries are associated with high mortality and morbidity due to incarceration and strangulation of abdominal viscera. We report a 15-month-old child with blunt trauma chest and abdomen, who presented with bilateral hemothoraces and liver laceration seven days after the incident. Diagnosis of right diaphragmatic rupture was confirmed after another week. The surgical repair of diaphragmatic rupture was undertaken successfully.
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