title: Minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm with liver herniation.
abstract: We report a case of blunt traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm with liver herniation. A 57-year-old man admitted in an emergency after a traffic accident was suspected from chest radiography and computed tomography to have traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. Magnetic resonance imaging was helpful in the final diagnosis. Thoracoscopy was useful in planning surgery and surgically repairing the ruptured diaphragm.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Disease, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, 200 Horomachi, Matsue, Shimane 690-0886, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kosaka
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013906:Thoracoscopy