Open AccessBlunt rupture of the right hemidiaphragm with herniation of the right colon and right lobe of the liver
Author(s) -
Timothy Craig Hardcastle,
Anjana Bairagi,
SaundrarajenR Moodley,
DavidJ Muckart
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of emergencies trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.58659
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , right handed , lobe , radiology , surgery , anatomy , neutrino , nuclear physics , physics
Acute right hemidiaphragm rupture with abdominal visceral herniation is reportedly less common than on the left. We present a complex case of blunt rupture of the right hemidiaphragm with herniation of the right colon and right lobe of the liver in a multiply injured patient. The diagnostic approach, with specific reference to the imaging studies, and surgical management is discussed, followed by a brief literature review highlighting the complexities of the case.
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