Rupture of the right hemidiaphragm with liver herniation: report of a case with extension of a tear of a previously undiagnosed ruptured right hemidiaphragm.
Right-sided blunt diaphragmatic rupture is not uncommon. Its incidence has definitely increased. As expected, total or partial herniation of the liver commonly occurs with this entity. Diaphragmatic-pericardial rupture with visceral herniation into the pericardial cavity and other rare injuries have been diagnosed, but we found no report of extension of a diaphragmatic tear of a previously undiagnosed right-sided diaphragmatic rupture with total herniation of the liver. Such a case is reported here.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000150:complications; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D000267:Tissue Adhesions