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Misleading symptoms after a minor blunt chest trauma. Thoracoscopic treatment of diaphragmatic rupture
T M Kocher1, L Gürke, A Kuhrmeier
1Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland.
Surgical Endoscopy
|June 5, 1998
Abstract:
We present a case of missed diaphragmatic rupture which was treated thoracoscopically. Rupture of the diaphragm is a serious complication of blunt trauma. The diaphragmatic injury can easily be overlooked. This report illustrates the diagnostic dilemma in a patient where the injury was missed at the time of initial presentation. The role of thoracoscopy both for diagnosis and therapy is discussed.