Liver in the Chest: A Case of a Large Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Motor vehicle collisions (MVC) cause more than one million deaths annually and an estimated 20-50 million significant injuries. They can cause blunt and penetrating trauma. Blunt diaphragmatic rupture is generally associated with multiple severe injuries
Innes R, Kulkarni M.
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Laparoscopic management of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture with herniation of abdominal contents into left hemithorax [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Early traumatic diaphragmatic rupture diagnosis using radiological investigations and early surgical management is critical to avoid complications.
Banwari Lal Bairwa, Ayush Anand
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Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture: delayed presentation following a SCUBA dive. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2020 Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture (TDR) is a rare yet life-threatening occurrence that remains a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Delayed presentation with associated strangulation of the contents, although uncommon, requires emergent management.
Toh PY, Parys S, Watanabe Y.
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Diaphragmatic Rupture and Gastric Perforation in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia. [PDF]
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med, 2020 We describe the case of a young female patient admitted to our emergency department during the Italian COVID-19 epidemic, for fever and dry cough associated with symptoms of gastric reflux over the previous 5 days.
Poggiali E +4 more
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Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in children
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020 Introduction: Traumatic diaphragmatic ruptures (TDR) are rare in children and when present are usually associated with polytrauma. Due to the non-specific signs in acute setting and to the occurrence with other main organ injuries, the diagnosis of TDR is often missed.
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Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture with Transthoracic Organ Herniation: A Case Report and Review of Literature. [PDF]
Am J Case Rep, 2020 Patient: Female, 59-year-old Final Diagnosis: Axillo-subclavian vessel injuries Symptoms: Shortness of breath Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Surgery Objective: Rare disease Background: Diaphragmatic rupture is a rare pathology that ...
Shaban Y +3 more
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Traumatic diaphragmatic ruptures: clinical presentation, diagnosis and surgical approach in adults [PDF]
GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW, 2012 Objective: Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries are rare, but potentially life-threatening due to herniation of abdominal organs into the pleural cavities. They can be easily overlooked on initial diagnostics and a high index of suspicion is required.
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Robotic Transthoracic Repair of a Right-Sided Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture. [PDF]
Surg J (N Y), 2020 Introduction Traumatic diaphragm rupture injury repairs are predominately performed through thoracotomy, laparotomy, or a combination of the two approaches.
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Late traumatic diaphragmatic rupture complicated by haemothorax and strangulation of the stomach: A case report. [PDF]
J Int Med Res, 2020 Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture (TDR) is an uncommon but life-threatening condition often caused by blunt or penetrating trauma. Symptoms may appear late resulting in delayed or missed diagnosis.
Xiao JC, Ma LY, Li BL.
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Delayed presentation of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture with tension colothorax and strangulation of the transverse colon. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2020 A 26-year-old man presented to emergency department with respiratory distress. The initial diagnosis after chest X-ray was massive haemothorax, after insertion of a chest drain and further investigations, it turned up to be a rare case of a delay ...
Mousa W, Lapa C, Grossart C, Haq A.
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