Clinical history
A 56-year-old man was transported to our trauma centre after extraction from a high-energy car crash. At physical examination, the patient was intubated and had a chest drain with an oxygen saturation of 95%, and no circulatory problems. In addition, there were clinically evident fractures of the femur and forearm.
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Final diagnosis
Blunt trauma patient with: diaphragmatic rupture with herniation of intact hollow and parenchymatous organs into the thoracic cavity which was confirmed at emergency laparatomy. Associated injuries: fractures of several ribs, the pelvis, the femur and forearm
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