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A 28 yr old motorist crashed with his bike
and was admitted with severe abdominal trauma. Although most diaphragm
ruptures appear (or are diagnosed) on the left side, this is an
illustration that in high energy trauma a right sided diapraghm rupture
can occur as well and underlines the severity of the impact. |
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Left diaphragm rupture (blunt) with
stomach & spleen herniation |
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Operative -
following reduction of hernia
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Operative -
showing band constriction marks on stomach |
Operative -
repair |