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Review Case Reports
Misdiagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture in a trauma setting.
- A L C Jones and I Thirsk.
- Ngwelezana Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal. abeyna.jones@gmail.com
- S Afr J Surg. 2012 Aug 1; 50 (3): 93-4.
AbstractDistinguishing diaphragmatic eventration from rupture in the trauma setting can be a considerable challenge. We present a case involving a man suffering from chest pain and with a raised left hemidiaphragm on the chest radiograph after a motor vehicle injury. A review of the literature discusses the use of imaging modalities and subsequent surgical diagnostic procedures in the face of uncertainty.
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