Delayed presentation of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture.
We present a case of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture that presented two years after the initial thoracic injury. The patient presented with intestinal obstruction and colonic perforations. Through laparotomy, the diaphragmatic defect was repaired and the colonic perforations were closed. The patient had an uneventful post-operative recovery.
Al-Mashat
Faisal
F
Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine and Allied Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. falmashat@yahoo.com
Sibiany
Abdulrahman
A
Kensarah
Ahmed
A
Eibany
Khalid
K
D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors