With the increasing number of abdominal, pelvic, and thoracic injuries due to trauma as a result of roadtraffic accidents rupture of the diaphragm is becoming more frequent. Two personal cases are presented and the literature as regards symptomatology, mechanism of rupture, site of rupture, and treatment is reviewed. Early operative treatment is recommended.
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