title: Non-left sided diaphragmatic rupture due to blunt trauma.
abstract: An analysis of the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic features of non-left sided diaphragmatic rupture due to blunt trauma to the torso was performed in ten patients. All patients had multiple systems involved. False-positive peritoneal lavage occurred in three patients (37.5 per cent). The correct diagnosis was made only once preoperatively; diaphragmatic rupture usually being an incidental finding at celiotomy or thoracotomy. Mortality is high and is a manifestation of associated injuries.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis