Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2006, 12 (1): 68-70. PubMed Google Scholar Rafi M, Marudanayagam R, Moorthy K, Yoong K: Delayed presentationof a diaphragmatic rupture as intra-thoracic gastric volvulus. [doi.org]

Lesions or consolidation at the lung bases and pleural or peritoneal effusion may mask a segmental diaphragmatic defect ( 9, 15 ). [doi.org]

Violent paroxysmal coughing during tracheostomy was considered likely to have caused this rare complication. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 28-year-old man presented as an emergency with shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain following a violent cough. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Omentum is also gangrenous and yet to be freed Click here to view Case 2 A 56-year-old female presented in the ER with a history of progressively severe abdominal pain and difficulty in breathing over 48 h. [afrjtrauma.com]

abdominal pain Abdominal guarding on examination Risk factors for peptic ulceration included smoking, high alcohol intake, and long term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Diagnosis Pneumoperitoneum – at laparotomy a perforated duodenal ulcer [radiologymasterclass.co.uk]

Bowel strangulation in a 19-year-old woman with severe abdominal pain and sepsis 7 years after severe blunt trauma. [doi.org]

He had a past history of fall at work 9 years ago and had then presented with left flank pain and chest pain on inspiration for 3 days. [doi.org]

This report describes the diagnosis and management of a patient with a delayed presentation of a ruptured right hemidiaphragm after a laparotomy for a pelvic mass. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 40-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic because of chronic abdominal pain. Chest x-ray and computed tomography scan showed a migration of the large intestine into the left hemithorax. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We describe a case of an 18-year old patient admitted 2 hours after onset, presenting severe epigastric and left sided chest pain without any trauma history. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

During the last 2 years, we treated three patients laparoscopically to address neglected diaphragmatic ruptures that caused herniation of the intraabdominal contents. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The left posterior costophrenic sulcus was interrupted in all of the three patients with left pleural effusion. While it was associated with other findings of diaphragmatic injury, the "sinus cut-off sign" was the sole finding in one patient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed a moderate left pleural effusion, compression of the left lung, and a rounded air-fluid cavity anteriorly (Figure 2A). [appliedradiology.com]

Axial contrast-enhanced CT image of upper abdomen reveals left pleural effusion that is abutting the herniated bowel (arrow) Click here to view Hypoattenuated hemidiaphragm and associated rib fractures: A hypoattenuated hemidiaphragm found in association [ijri.org]

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Home » Tutorials » Chest X-ray Tutorials » Chest X-ray Abnormalities » Introduction » 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 » Conclusion Key points Do not miss a pneumoperitoneum An obscured hemidiaphragm may be due to adjacent lung disease An abnormal diaphragm position [radiologymasterclass.co.uk]

Chest X-ray showed a left diaphragmatic elevation. Computed tomography demonstrated a left haemo-pneumothorax, herniation of the stomach in the chest and a haemoperitonium. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]