[The clinical x-ray parallels in traumatic diaphragmatic hernias]

An experience with diagnosing and treatment of traumatic diaphragmatic hernias in 68 patients (63 of them operated upon) is discussed. The leading role belongs to roentgenological examination of organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Lethality in free diaphragmatic hernias was 2.4%, in incarcerated hernias--52.4%.