作者
SVS Soundappan, Andrew JA Holland, DT Cass, GB Farrow
发表日期
2005/1/1
来源
Injury
卷号
36
期号
1
页码范围
51-54
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Diaphragmatic injuries following blunt trauma are rare. From January 1988 to February 2002 eight children were treated at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead for diaphragmatic injury. Male to female ration was 5:3. Motor vehicle crashes were the most common cause. The injury was left-sided in four, right sided in three and central in one. Initial plain radiograph and computerised tomography detected the injury in 50% of cases. Laparotomy, contrast study and autopsy identified the rupture in one each. Associated injuries were present in all cases. Seven children had laparotomy and repair of the diaphragmatic rupture. The commonest site of rupture was posterolateral (37.5%). Diagnosis was delayed in two cases. There were two deaths (25% mortality) in the series, both due to associated injuries. Although rare, diaphragmatic rupture must be considered in any child with thoracoabdominal injury. Diagnosis may be …
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