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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2014
Case ReportsRight ventricle collapse secondary to hepatothorax caused by diaphragm rupture due to blunt trauma.
- Mustafa Topuz and Mehmet Cihat Ozek.
- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey. mtpuz@hotmail.com.
- Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2014 Nov 1; 20 (6): 463-5.
AbstractTraumatic diaphragm ruptures occur frequently after motor vehicle accidents through penetrating traumas. In 90% of the patients, traumatic diaphragm rupture commonly coexists with other organ injuries. Posteroanterior chest x-ray, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, upper gastrointestinal system contrast-enhanced examinations, and thoraxoscopy/laparoscopy are several modalities which can be used for diagnosing traumatic diaphragm rupture in clinical practice. A case of right ventricle collapse secondary to hepatothorax caused by diaphragm rupture was presented in this study. Patient was diagnosed by posteroanterior chest x-ray and computed tomography. Emergency surgery was planned due to hemodynamic instability. When mechanical pressure on the right ventricle disappeared, hemodynamic improvement was observed simultaneously.
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