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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 74, 249-252, Copyright © 1977 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Traumatic rupture of diaphragm: surgical reconstruction with special reference to delayed closure

Z Feigenberg, J Salomon and MJ Levy

Thirteen cases of diaphragmatic rupture following blunt trauma or gunshot wounds are presented. In 10 cases the diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture was made immediately following the injury, and the defect was closed by primary diaphragmatic suture. In three cases, the diagnosis was delayed for 3 to 16 years after the initial trauma. In all of them, abdominal organs such as the colon or liver had migrated into the thoracic cavity. One of them had acute intestinal obstruction and died following several unsuccessful operations. The remaining two patients required plastic repair of the diaphragmatic hernia by a Dacron patch, and both recovered. The clinical and pathological aspects of diaphragmatic rupture, the importance of early diagnosis and surgical correction, and the surgical approach to this entity are considered. The use of Dacron fabric in delayed closure of diaphragmatic defects is described.


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