Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
2002
Abstract
The authors present a group of 12 casualties operated on account of a traumatic rupture of the diaphragm The rupture of the diaphragm was part of an associated thoracoabdominal injury or major injury. The casualties were examined within the framework of the diagnostic algorithm, in 11 of them rupture of the diaphragm was proved by spiral computed tomography.According to the authors' experience it is useful to apply for early diagnosis of diaphragmatic injuries modern non-invasive imaging methods / spiral post-contrast computed tomography /.
The surgical approach depends on the presence of associated intrathoracic and intraabdominal injuries. The therapeutic results are limited by the presence of serious associated injuries.