Blunt traumatic rupture of the diaphragm.

Blunt traumatic rupture of the diaphragm must be suspected in all patients with massive trauma and especially in those whose chest roentgenogram reveals an abnormal or obscured diaphragmatic shadow. Regular reevaluation is most important. A diagnostic pneumoperitoneum is the most accurate preoperative test available. Transthoracic approach is the operation of choice.

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