Clinical findings and management of diaphragmatic rupture with hernia caused by safety body harness: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acute blunt traumatic diaphragmatic rupture (BTDR) caused by falling from a height is rare. Transabdominal diaphragmatic repair in an acute setting following BTDR requires good clinical decision-making and diagnostic tests.

Case presentation

A 36-year-old male was involved in a work accident. He fell from a 30-m radio transmitter tower while wearing an attached safety body harness. He arrived in the emergency room with complaints of breathing difficulty, abdominal and pelvic pain. We discovered a diaphragmatic rupture with abdominal organ herniation based on the imaging. We decided to perform an emergency laparotomy. We discovered a 12cm diaphragmatic defect on the anteromedial side of the left during surgery. We carried out the evacuation by suction and control

SUBMITTER: Handaya AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188249 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature