Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture with combined thoracoabdominal injuries: Difference between penetrating and blunt injuries.

Purpose: Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture (TDR) needs early diagnosis and operation. However, the early diagnosis is usually difficult, especially in the patients without diaphragmatic hernia. The objective of this study was to explore the early diagnosis and treatment of TDR.

Management of multiple trauma with mainly thoracic and abdominal injuries: a report of 1166 cases.

Objective: To discuss the diagnosis and treatment of multiple trauma with mainly thoracic and abdominal injuries.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on data of multiple trauma cases with mainly thoracic and/or abdominal injuries.

Results: Of 1166 cases, 72.

[Management of severe pelvic fracture associated with injuries of viscera].

Objective: To probe the approach of emergency management for severe pelvic fracture associated with injuries of adjacent viscera and evaluate the therapeutic effect.

Methods: The data of 79 patients with severe pelvic fracture associated with injuries of adjacent viscera were retrospectively studied, and the study covered a period of 14 years.

Results: Ligation of internal iliac arteries was performed in 33 cases for ceasing massive bleeding due to pelvic fracture, and angioembolization in 8.

Liver trauma: experience in 348 cases.

Liver trauma, the main cause of death in patients suffering abdominal injury, remains an unresolved problem, especially in its most severe forms. The objective of this study was to probe effective surgical procedures and improve the outcome for patients with severe hepatic injury. A retrospective study of 348 patients with hepatic trauma seen in our institution during the past 12 years was carried out.