Emergency Care Journal (Oct 2016)

An unusual abdominal pain in the emergency department: a delayed presentation of diaphragmatic injury

  • Ciro Paolillo,
  • Valentina Siragusa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2016.5892
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2

Abstract

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We present a case of delayed traumatic diaphragma rupture. The patient complained of a vague abdominal pain and left shoulder pain. Only the relevance of a remote trauma aroused the suspicion.

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