title: Spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm.
abstract: A 42-year-old man was brought into the Accident and Emergency Department with epigastric discomfort and severe bradycardia. Computerized tomography of the chest revealed spontaneous rupture of the left hemidiaphragm with herniation of small bowel loops.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK. vibhore_gupta@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vibhore
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Mohammed Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Ansari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome