J Korean Soc Traumatol.  2016 Dec;29(4):180-183. 10.20408/jti.2016.29.4.180.

Intraoperative Diagnosis of a Pericardial Injury Associated with Multiple Diaphragmatic Ruptures in a Patient with Abdominal Blunt Trauma

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. defron@hanmail.net

Abstract

A diaphragmatic injury is uncommon, but occurs more frequently with injury to other organs. Particularly, a diaphragmatic accompanied by a pericardial injury is very rare. The authors report a case of incidentally detecting a pericardial injury during surgery for a diaphragmatic injury due to abdominal blunt trauma.

Keyword

Wounds; Nonpenetrating; Diaphragm; Pericardium

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis*
Diaphragm
Humans
Pericardium
Rupture*
Wounds and Injuries
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