Late Diagnosis of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture: Experience in Developing Country

Heru Sutanto Koerniawan (Resident, Department of General Surgery, Sanglah Hospital, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia)
Nengah Kuning Atmadjaya (Associate Professor, Division of Traumatology and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sanglah Hospital, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia)
Ketut Wiargitha (Associate Professor, Division of Traumatology and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Sanglah Hospital, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia)

Cermin Dunia Kedokteran
Vol. 47 No. 10 (2020): Dermatologi

Diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscular structure that can be divided into right and left hemi-diaphragm. Rupture of diaphragm can be caused by penetrating trauma or blunt trauma to chest and abdomen. A 32 year-old man with sustained traumatic rupture of diaphragm due to blunt abdominal trauma because of traffic accident. Diaphragm repair was performed at the 6th day. Diafragma adalah struktur otot berbentuk kubah yang dapat dibagi menjadi hemi-diafragma kanan dan kiri. Pecahnya diafragma dapat disebabkan oleh trauma tembus atau trauma tumpul pada dada dan perut. Seorang pria 32 tahun dengan trauma pecah diafragma karena trauma tumpul pada perut karena kecelakaan lalu lintas. Perbaikan diafragma dilakukan pada hari ke-6.