Open AccessDiaphragmatic Hernia in an isolated severe head injury patient: An accidental finding
Author(s) -
Yashpal Singh,
Ghanshyam Yadav,
Rahul Kumar,
Gaurav Jain
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-7565
DOI - 10.31254/jmr.2015.1304
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragmatic hernia , polytrauma , surgery , accidental , blunt , diaphragm (acoustics) , diaphragmatic breathing , hernia , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , acoustics , loudspeaker
Blunt traumatic rupture of diaphragm is uncommon in an isolated severe head injury patient and usually seen in polytrauma patients. Due to poor neurological status, diagnosis is often difficult and leads to increase in morbidity and mortality. We report a case of diaphragmatic hernia in a 25 year old male having isolated severe head injury sustained in a road traffic accident, diagnosed two days later on routine chest X-ray. Ryle’s tube shadow in left lower lung field that give raise to suspicion of diaphragmatic hernia and CT scan confirms the diagnosis. A high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and minimizes the morbidity and mortality associated with it.