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@entity1 @entity4551 @entity397 @entity130
Twenty-two instances of @entity397 secondary to blunt thoracoabdominal @entity130 were seen at the @entity130 Unit of the Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada during a 30 year period. @entity4551 occurred in the right leaf in 11, in the left in ten, and in both sides in one instance. In 14, the diagnosis was made and repair effected within 24 hours of presentation. Seven were diagnosed and treated from three days to several years after the injury. Two @entity1 died soon after admission. They were victims of multiple intra-abdominal as well as @entity130 . Repair was generally effected through a laparotomy during the immediate post-traumatic period. Thoracotomy was used in those diagnosed after the latent interval. The diagnosis of diaphragmatic disruption should be considered in any @entity1 suffering from blunt thoracoabdominal @entity130 . Usually a roentgenogram of the chest will confirm the suspected injury. In contradistinction to most of the reported series, our experience indicates that right diaphragmatic @entity130 are more common than what is usually thought.
