title: Isolated right diaphragmatic rupture following blunt trauma.
abstract: Blunt diaphragmatic injuries are usually caused by blunt trauma or penetrating injuries. The diagnosis may be delayed or missed because of the confusing clinical and radiographic findings and the presence of multiple associated injuries. We report the case of an isolated right diaphragm rupture in a 56-year-old man who sustained blunt thoracic trauma after car accident 2 weeks before presentation. No other injuries were detected, and he was subjected to laparotomy. Diaphragmatic rupture is perceived as an emergency entity. The late appearance of such an injury, without other accompanying injuries, is rare and should be in mind by clinicians treating trauma patients who have a delayed presentation after the injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Larissa University Hospital, Mezourlo, 41 100, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baloyiannis
authors.forename: Vasileios K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kouritas
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karagiannis
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spyridakis
authors.forename: Matheos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Efthimiou
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
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