title: [Chronic traumatic rupture of the diaphragm (author's transl)].
abstract: The rising number of traffic accidents increases the number of traumatic ruptures of the diaphragm. Often there are no characteristic symptoms or those of other injuries may dominate. Sometimes a long time elapses before signs of hernia appear. Therefore the mass X-ray screening of the population is very important to demonstrate such cases. Chest X-ray, barium meal and pneumoperitoneum are required to detect a late herniation. Prompt surgical repair will give patients the best chance of recovery, thus avoiding complications which greatly increase the mortality rate.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon; D003287:Contrast Media; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial; D012421:Rupture; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
vernacular_title: Beitrag zur Problematik der veralteten Zwerchfellruptur.