Out of 207 cases died of trauma, diaphragmatic rupture takes part in 18 (8.7%). The authors tested how often closed diaphragmatic rupture takes part with correlation of neighboring anatomic injury. Because of these rare incidence, a surgeon with injury of the next organs to the diaphragm needs always to think of it's rupture.
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Cureus
December 2024
General Surgery, Ibn Rochd University Hospital/Hassan II University, Casablanca, MAR.
Diaphragmatic rupture during labor is an exceptionally rare condition, with a limited number of cases reported in the literature. A recent review underscores the rarity of this complication and emphasizes the associated challenges in diagnosis and management. This case report presents a postpartum diaphragmatic rupture, focusing on the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges it poses, particularly in the context of unsupervised deliveries.
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January 2025
Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Northwest, Fayetteville, USA.
Introduction: The rarest form of renal ectopia, the thoracic kidney, has been documented in only about 200 cases worldwide. There are four recognized causes of congenital thoracic renal ectopia: renal ectopia with an intact diaphragm, diaphragmatic eventration, diaphragmatic hernia, and traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. This condition often presents as an incidental finding in asymptomatic patients.
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January 2025
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
The aim of this retrospective multicentric case series is to describe the CT findings of ovarian neoplasia in dogs. Twenty dogs with pre- and postcontrast CT exams and cytological/histological diagnosis of ovarian neoplasia were included. Five dogs presented with bilateral tumors, for a total of 25 neoplasms: 15 carcinomas (4 bilateral), 4 granulosa cell tumors, 2 poorly differentiated malignant neoplasia (bilateral), 2 luteomas, 1 teratoma, 1 dysgerminoma.
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December 2024
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
BACKGROUND Open injury of multiple organs in the chest and abdomen, such as the colon, duodenum, kidney, liver and diaphragm, is relatively rare. The rescue of such a patient is difficult, and the results are often unsatisfactory. It is also a challenge for the hospital and doctors.
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November 2024
Department of ME, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Nuclear explosion in a densely populated area is the worst that can happen to any country in the world due to enormous loss of life, property and severe economic damage. Nuclear explosions immediately cause radiological damage and destruction of infrastructure. This hydro-magnetic shock propagation due to blast gives rise to simultaneous signals around the world.
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