Abstract:A traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is uncommon which accounts for 0.8 to 1.6%. In Blunt or penetrating abdominal injury, the patient presents as early or delayed respiratory distress or intestinal obstruction. We present the 55-year old female with a road traffic accident (pedestrian versus two-wheeler) with left-sided chest pain and breathlessness, left shoulder and leg pain referred to our institute. On examination, left hemithorax decreased breath sound and bowel sound was present, chest compression test posi… Show more
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