https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2016.5892

An unusual abdominal pain in the emergency department: a delayed presentation of diaphragmatic injury

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2016)
Submitted: 20 March 2016
Accepted: 4 July 2016
Published: 28 October 2016
Abdominal pain, Thoracic trauma, Diaphragmatic injury
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Ciro Paolillo
ciropaolillo@gmail.com
Emergency Department, Udine University Hospital, Udine, Italy.
Valentina Siragusa
Emergency Department, Udine University Hospital, Udine, Italy.
We present a case of delayed traumatic diaphragma rupture. The patient complained of a vague abdominal pain and left shoulder pain. Only the relevance of a remote trauma aroused the suspicion.

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Paolillo, C., & Siragusa, V. (2016). An unusual abdominal pain in the emergency department: a delayed presentation of diaphragmatic injury. Emergency Care Journal, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2016.5892

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