Early diagnosis by liver scan of a right-sided traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.
A case of right-sided diaphragmatic rupture from blunt trauma in a 37-year-old man is described. Diagnosis was established by a liver scan obtained in the acute stage of injury. Primary repair was followed by uneventful recovery. Attention is called to this test for its potential in evaluating the integrity of the right diaphragm.
D000328:Adult; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture