[Acute diaphragmatic lesions due to closed thoracic-abdominal trauma]

Diaphragmatic injuries due to blunt trauma are steadily related to a high mortality. Their diagnosis may be difficult, due to the lack of specific symptoms and, more frequently to the high incidence of coexisting lesions which can mask the clinical appearance. This work presents the main aspects of ten cases admitted to the Emergency Surgery Division of Cagliari (USL 21), during the last seven years, with a review of the literature.