Delayed diagnosis of a right-sided traumatic diaphragmatic rupture.

Clin Pract

Department of Radiological Techniques, Charles University in Prague, 2 Faculty of Medicine and Teaching Hospital in Motol, Institut of Postgradual Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.

Published: January 2012

Right-sided traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in childhood is a very rare injury. Diaphragmatic rupture often manifests itself later, after an organ progressively herniates into the pleural cavity. When the patient is tubed, the ventilation pressure does not allow herniation of an organ, which occurs when the patient is ex-tubed. We present a patient with a delayed diagnose of right sided diaphragmatic rupture with a complicated post-operation state.

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