Open AccessOUP accepted manuscript
Author(s) -
Andriy Hordiychuk,
Timothy Elston
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of surgical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2042-8812
DOI - 10.1093/jscr/rjac154
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , diaphragmatic breathing , blunt , computed tomography , surgery , complication , diaphragmatic rupture , blunt trauma , thoracic cavity , penetrating trauma , diaphragmatic hernia , general surgery , hernia , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , acoustics
Accidental fall was the 11th leading cause of death in Australia in 2020. It is essential to promptly diagnose traumatic diaphragmatic injury as a complication of thoracoabdominal blunt trauma and make a decision about an urgent surgical intervention, especially if there is a suspected herniation of internal organs into the thoracic cavity. This case report describes the clinical, intraoperative and computed tomography findings of traumatic diaphragmatic injury and ruptured gastrothorax.