Spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm

Eur J Emerg Med. 2005 Feb;12(1):43-4. doi: 10.1097/00063110-200502000-00013.

Abstract

A 42-year-old man was brought into the Accident and Emergency Department with epigastric discomfort and severe bradycardia. Computerized tomography of the chest revealed spontaneous rupture of the left hemidiaphragm with herniation of small bowel loops.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bradycardia / etiology
  • Emergency Medicine / methods
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscular Diseases / complications
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Muscular Diseases / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / complications
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnosis
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome