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15589913

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
Diaphragmatic injuries following blunt trauma are rare. From January 1988 to February 2002 eight children were treated at the Children's Hospital at Westmead for diaphragmatic injury. Male to female ration was 5:3. Motor vehicle crashes were the most common cause. The injury was left-sided in four, right sided in three and central in one. Initial plain radiograph and computerised tomography detected the injury in 50% of cases. Laparotomy, contrast study and autopsy identified the rupture in one each. Associated injuries were present in all cases. Seven children had laparotomy and repair of the diaphragmatic rupture. The commonest site of rupture was posterolateral (37.5%). Diagnosis was delayed in two cases. There were two deaths (25% mortality) in the series, both due to associated injuries. Although rare, diaphragmatic rupture must be considered in any child with thoracoabdominal injury. Diagnosis may be difficult and require extensive investigation. Mortality usually results from associated injuries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0020-1383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Blunt traumatic diaphragmatic injuries in children.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Academic Surgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article