Key result
Surgical repair with continuous primary sutures successfully treated a rare case of traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia complicated by pericardial rupture.
Case Report (n=1)
Traumatic diaphragmatic injury can rarely be complicated by pericardial rupture due to their anatomical continuity, requiring careful intraoperative evaluation and repair.
Surgeons should inspect for pericardial extension in left diaphragmatic trauma; single case leaves open incidence and management.
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Sawai et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia complicated by pericardial rupture (n=1). Surgical repair was evaluated. Surgical repair with continuous primary sutures successfully treated a rare case of traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia complicated by pericardial rupture.
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