Open AccessTreating traumatic injuries of the diaphragm
Author(s) -
Sankalp Dwivedi,
Pankaj Banode,
Pankaj Gharde,
Manisha Bhatt,
Sudhakar Ratanlal Johrapurkar
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 - 10.4103/0974-2700.62122
Subject(s) - occult , diaphragm (acoustics) , medicine , blunt , diaphragmatic breathing , gold standard (test) , presentation (obstetrics) , laparotomy , surgery , penetrating trauma , diaphragmatic rupture , general surgery , radiology , engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , loudspeaker , electrical engineering
Traumatic diaphragmatic injury (DI) is a unique clinical entity that is usually occult and can easily be missed. Their delayed presentation can be due to the delayed rupture of the diaphragm or delayed detection of diaphragmatic rupture, making the accurate diagnosis of DI challenging to the trauma surgeons. An emergency laparotomy and thorough exploration followed by the repair of the defect is the gold standard for the management of these cases. We report a case of blunt DI in an elderly gentleman and present a comprehensive overview for the management of traumatic injuries of the diaphragm.