title: Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture: personal experience.
abstract: 402 thoracoabdominal traumas have been observed since November 1998 and seven of these patients (1.7%) showed a diaphragmatic rupture. Four patients showed a right diaphragm rupture and three a left diaphragm rupture. Road traffic accidents were the main cause of trauma. Early diagnosis was performed in three patients (43%), a delayed diagnosis was made to the other patients (57%): one case was an intraoperative diagnosis (14.2%). Everyone had chest X rays and chest and upper abdomen CT scan. One patient had MRI on a late diagnosis. Thoracotomy was performed in all patients and one case (14.2%) of morbility and one (14.2%) of mortality were observed.
authors.affiliation: U.O. di Clinica Chirurgica, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università G. D'Annunzio, Chieti.
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quitadamo
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rotolo
authors.forename: Decio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Nuzzo
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mucilli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed