• Minerva chirurgica · Oct 2008

    Case Reports

    Delayed presentation of diaphragmatic rupture as intra-thoracic gastric volvulus.

    • M Rafi, R Marudanayagam, K Moorthy, and K Yoong.
    • Department of General Surgery, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust, Dudley, West Midlands, UK.
    • Minerva Chir. 2008 Oct 1;63(5):425-7.

    AbstractDiaphragmatic injuries are quite rare and result from either blunt or penetrating trauma. They are not always recognized at the time of injury and there is often a delay between the trauma and the diagnosis The diagnosis is confirmed by chest X-ray, USG, CT Scan and barium studies This case report discusses the delayed presentation of diaphragmatic rupture as an intrathoracic gastric volvulus observed in a 36-year-old man.

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