Recent injuries to the left diaphragm: value of laparoscopy in Africa and Europe
Savoie, P.H.; Bonnet, P.M.; Avaro, J.P.; Peycru, T.; Bertani, A.; Farthouat, P.
Medecine Tropicale Revue du Corps de Sante Colonial 68(5): 529-532
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-682X PMID: 19068989 Document Number: 628169
Management of recent diaphragm injury is challenging. The purpose of this report is to describe two patients who presented injuries to the left diaphrgmatic cupola, i.e., rupture due to blunt trauma in Europe and a stab wound in Africa. The value of laparoscopy for diagnosis and treatment are discussed in these contrasting settings.