Abstract:Traumatic diaphragmatic injury (TDI) is a fairly uncommon with incidence of 0.8 and 1.6 %, commonest fallowing blunt trauma abdomen. Right-side have higher mortality rate compared to left side and penetrating injuries. It present as occult to obvious. Laparoscopy offers diagnostic and therapeutic tool of care. Lack of awareness of the condition may delay in diagnosis, results life threatening complications. Missed hernia is a known complication of blunt trauma as acute diagnosis can be difficult to ascertain. … Show more
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