Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture: epidemiology, associated injuries, and outcome—an analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

Laparoscopic management of large bowel obstruction caused by late post-traumatic diaphragmatic hernia: A case report

“…They might include respiratory complications or herniation of visceral organs such as the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, spleen, or pancreas. Such herniations can further complicate into obstruction, incarceration, necrosis, and perforation [ 2 , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] ].…”

Laparoscopic management of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture with herniation of abdominal contents into left hemithorax

“…TDR can have an acute or delayed presentation, with mortality ranging from 1% to 28% 1–3 . It is more common among middle‐aged males, left‐sided in approximately half of the patients, and associated with rib fractures in 60.7% of patients 2 . The stomach, colon, omentum, and small bowel often herniate into the thoracic cavity 4,5 .…”

“…The major etiology of TDR is blunt trauma in road traffic accidents (RTA) 1 . TDR can have an acute or delayed presentation, with mortality ranging from 1% to 28% 1–3 . It is more common among middle‐aged males, left‐sided in approximately half of the patients, and associated with rib fractures in 60.7% of patients 2 .…”

“…[1][2][3] It is more common among middle-aged males, left-sided in approximately half of the patients, and associated with rib fractures in 60.7% of patients. 2 The stomach, colon, omentum, and small bowel often herniate into the thoracic cavity. 4,5 Though chest X-ray (CXR) is the first line of imaging modality, the sensitivity is low.…”

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Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture (TDR) is an uncommon occurrence and is reported in 0.3%-1.6% of patients with a history of trauma. 1,2 The major etiology of TDR is blunt trauma in road traffic accidents (RTA). 1 TDR can have an acute or delayed presentation, with mortality ranging from 1% to 28%.

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