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Case Reports
. 2009 Sep 3:2:6615.
doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-6615.

Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture, a diagnostic dilemma in the presence of eventration: a case report

Reyaz Ahmad Lone  1 , Mukand Lal Sharma, Mahmood Wani, Shiraz Rather, Abdul Gani Ahangar, Fouzia Rasool, Mohd Akbar Bhat, Abdul Majid Dar, Guhlam Nabi Lone, Shyam Singh, Ishtiyaq Mir, Shabir Shah, Mubashir Shah, Mohd Lateef Wani
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Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture, a diagnostic dilemma in the presence of eventration: a case report

Reyaz Ahmad Lone et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Eventration of the diaphragm is the condition where the muscle is permanently elevated, but retains its continuity and attachments to the costal margins. Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is a recognized consequence of high velocity blunt trauma to the abdomen usually a result of motor vehicle accident. Multi-slice CT and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the pre-operative evaluation of trauma patients, diaphragmatic rupture can be still overlooked if not evaluated with the fair degree of clinical suspicion, more so if it is associated with an eventration of diaphragm - as was in our case.

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Figure 1.
X-ray chest showing elevated right dome of diaphragm.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
CT scan showing smooth outline elevated right hemidiaphragm.
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