title: [Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture in 3 cases].
abstract: We report three male patients in whom the diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture was raised. Conventional X ray examination showed an unilateal bulging of the diaphragmatic dome in two and the association of basal atelectasis in the third. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture in all. The diaphragmatic rupture was repaired surgically in two patients and the other was managed medically.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía y Radiología, Hospital del Trabajador, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plaza de los Reyes
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Araya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture
vernacular_title: Utilidad de la resonancia magnética en el diagnóstico de ruptura diafragmática en 3 casos.