title: Delayed right-sided diaphragmatic rupture and laparoscopic repair with mesh fixation.
abstract: Diaphragmatic rupture is usually an immediate, left-sided complication of high-velocity thoraco-abdominal trauma. Here we present a rare case of delayed, right-sided diaphragmatic rupture and its laparoscopic mesh repair.
authors: Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris XI, Paris France; HPB Surgery Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, NHS/Imperial College, London, UK.
authors: Alban
authors: A
authors: Zarzavadjian Le Bian
authors: Renato
authors: R
authors: Costi
authors: Claude
authors: C
authors: Smadja
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012421:Rupture; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*