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  • Traumatic diaphragmatic ruptures (DRs) are rare following blunt thoracoabdominal trauma, making diagnosis challenging, especially when no other severe injuries are present.
  • Right-sided DRs are less common than left-sided ones and can often be overlooked, leading to complications such as intrathoracic herniation of abdominal organs.
  • This case study highlights a unique instance of progressive hepatothorax and enterothorax occurring 22 years post-injury, illustrating the long-term effects of undiagnosed DR.

Article Abstract

Traumatic diaphragma ruptures (DRs) are an unusual condition after blunt thoracoabdominal trauma, and there are some difficulties in the diagnosis, in the absence of the additional life-threatening injuries. Right-sided injuries are less frequent than left-sided injuries and may be missed easily. Intrathoracic herniation of abdominal organs is an uncommon condition for right-sided DR. Particularly, to our knowledge, progressive hepatothorax and enterothorax that develop over years are a very rare presentation of DR. Herein, we present a case of progressive thoracic herniation of the abdominal organs, diagnosed 22 years after the initial trauma.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2010.11.016DOI Listing

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