title: Delayed presentation of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine and Allied Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. falmashat@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Mashat
authors.forename: Abdulrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sibiany
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kensarah
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eibany
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors