Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2004 Aug;23(8):831-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2004.05.021.

[Right uncontrollable haemothorax revealing a liver injury with diaphragmatic rupture]

[Article in French]
N Genotelle  1 , T Lherm, O Gontier, C Le Gall, D Caen
Affiliations
Case Reports

[Right uncontrollable haemothorax revealing a liver injury with diaphragmatic rupture]

[Article in French]
N Genotelle et al. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

We report a case of a woman with a blunt thoracic trauma and haemorrhagic shock after a road traffic accident. The clinical and complementary examinations revealed an isolated right haemothorax, which was compressive and uncontrollable. The source of bleeding was discovered with delay and during a surgical exploration: it was a liver injury with diaphragmatic rupture but without hepatic herniation and peritoneal effusion. The diagnostic features of blunt diaphragmatic rupture are discussed.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources