An Unusual Presentation of Diaphragmatic Rupture.

Representing less than 1% of all traumatic injuries, diaphragmatic injuries are uncommon and are usually associated with injuries in other thoracic and abdominal organs. We report a case of a diaphragmatic injury in a 38-year-old man who presented to the Emergency Department due to a pedestrian-vehicle accident. He had a massive hemothorax on the left due to a ruptured spleen.