A case of diaphragmatic rupture after strenuous exercise (swimming) and jump into the sea.
A 20-year-old male patient with complaints of severe chest pain, difficulty in oral feeding, and a feeling of swelling in the abdomen was admitted to the Emergency Clinic. His complaints had begun 15 days prior to admission after strenuous swimming and a jump into the sea from a height of half a meter. Elevation of the left diaphragm was observed on the chest radiography and computerized tomography revealed a rupture in the left diaphragm. Surgical repair was done. The patient attended regular follow-ups and appeared to have no complications as of the sixth month after the treatment.
Department of General Surgery, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. ozguch@uludag.edu.tr
Halil
H
Ozgüç
Gökhan
G
Garip
Türkay
T
Kirdak
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult