PubMed · 8655938
Ruptured hemidiaphragm: unusual late presentation.
Abstract
Diaphragmatic injuries may be undiagnosed in the acute posttraumatic period and may remain unrecognized despite a variety of chronic symptoms, until eventual emergency department presentation with an intestinal obstruction. We present a case of a female who experienced chronic chest pain during coitus that eventuated in an acute admission with an intrathoracic mesentero-axial volvulus of the stomach, 8 months after a motor vehicle accident. The literature regarding delayed presentation of a ruptured hemidiaphragm is reviewed.
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E W Cameron, S E Mirvis. Ruptured hemidiaphragm: unusual late presentation.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0736-4679(95)02040-3
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