Nocturnal dyspnea in a young adult male patient: a typical case of an unrecognized traumatic rupture of the diaphragm

J Trauma. 2004 Mar;56(3):720. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000078690.12080.23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diaphragm / pathology
  • Diaphragm / surgery
  • Dyspnea, Paroxysmal / etiology*
  • Dyspnea, Paroxysmal / surgery
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / diagnosis*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Prosthesis Implantation
  • Rib Fractures / diagnosis
  • Rib Fractures / surgery
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnosis*
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene