title: Misdiagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture in a  trauma setting.
abstract: Distinguishing diaphragmatic eventration from rupture in the trauma setting can be a considerable challenge. We present a case involving a man suffering from chest pain and with a raised left hemidiaphragm on the chest radiograph after a motor vehicle injury. A review of the literature discusses the use of imaging modalities and subsequent surgical diagnostic procedures in the face of uncertainty.
authors.affiliation: Ngwelezana Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal. abeyna.jones@gmail.com
authors.forename: A L C
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Thirsk
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery