Incidental traumatic right diaphragmatic rupture: a missed case after trauma.

J Trauma Inj

Department of Surgery, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Published: March 2023

Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is among the most uncommon conditions after severe trauma, and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis is difficult and might be missed, but a multimodal investigation might help in terms of diagnostic yield. In this case report, we present a missed right diaphragmatic rupture 14 years after the trauma.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11309205PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.20408/jti.2022.0008DOI Listing

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