[Blunt traumatic rupture of the right ventricle, with intrapericardial rupture of the diaphragm. Successful surgical repair (author's transl)].
The authors report a case of blunt traumatic rupture of the right ventricle, diagnosed during a laparotomy. Similar cases were seldom met: too short a time of spontaneous survival, and difficult challenging diagnosis explain it.
D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Ruptures du ventricule droit et du plancher péricardique à thorax fermé. Guérison chirurgicale.