The Current Status of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury: Lessons Learned From 105 Patients Over 13 Years Waël C. Hanna, MD, Lorenzo E. Ferri, MD, Paola Fata, MD, Tarek Razek, MD, David S. Mulder, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 3, Pages 1044-1048 (March 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.084 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Methods of diagnosis for traumatic diaphragmatic injury. (CXR = chest x-ray; CT = computed tomography scan; Exp Lap = exploratory laparotomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1044-1048DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.084) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Relationship between the site of traumatic diaphragmatic injury—abdomen (gray bar), chest (black bar), or both—and the association with major organ injury. Abdominal injuries were predominant, regardless of site of external penetrating wound. The clear bars designate no organ injury. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1044-1048DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.084) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions