AN INTERESTING CASE OF LEFT DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE WITH INTRATHORACIC MIGRATION OF RUPTURE SPLEEN, STOMACH & SPLENIC FLEXOR COLON
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Diaphragmatic rupture is a tear of diaphragm. It results from blunt or penetrating injury to trunk 1 . It occurs in 5% of cases of severe blunt trauma to trunk 2 . Mortality from traumatic rupture diaphragm is 14-50% 3 . This increases to 77% when associated with shock & head injury 3 . Associated injury makes the outcome worst. Here is a case with spleen tear associated with traumatic rupture of diaphragm.It migrated in left thoracic cavity causing haemothorax. [b]Synonym[/b]: TDR – Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture.
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Suresh Rathi
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