Diagnosing Penetrating Diaphragmatic Injuries: CT scan is Valuable but not Reliable

Though diaphragmatic injuries (DI) can occur after either blunt or penetrating trauma, the latter is known to be the more common mechanism of injury [1,2]. The incidence of DI after penetrating thoraco-abdominal trauma is quite high, ranging from 11 to 48%, according to recent series in the literature [3-6]. Untreated DI may result in late diaphragmatic hernias, which are associated with significant morbidity and mortality [7].

Source: Injury - September 17, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Camilla Cremonini, Meghan R. Lewis, Dominik Jakob, Elizabeth R. Benjamin, Massimo Chiarugi, Demetrios Demetriades Source Type: research