Objective : According to the changes in the environmental factors, traumatic diaphragmatic injury is increased, especially due to traffic accident. Many reports described the early diagnostic methods and treatment modality.
Method : We analyzed the t...
Objective : According to the changes in the environmental factors, traumatic diaphragmatic injury is increased, especially due to traffic accident. Many reports described the early diagnostic methods and treatment modality.
Method : We analyzed the traumatic diaphragmatic injury patients from the opening of our hospital to December 2002.
Results : There were 7 patients (Male: Female=4:3). Sites of injury were 4 in left diaphragm and 3 in the right. 5 patients showed diaphragmatic rupture and 2 patient did diaphragmatic eventration.
Emergency operation was done in 4 patient. One patients died of postoperative complications (Acute renal failure with sepsis).
Conclusion : We concluded that if there is suspicion of diaphragmatic injury after a trauma, careful study and examination is essential and interdepartmental collaboration is very important to accomplish the good results.