A Case Report on Diaphragmatic Rupture, in the Visceral Surgery of Hospital of Conakry, Guinea

Abdoulaye Korse Balde; Oumar Taibata Balde; Fode Lansana Camara; Soriba Naby Camara; Hamidou Sylla; Amadou Dioulde Diallo; Aissatou Taran Diallo; Alpha Madiou Barry; Ahmed Boubacar Barry; Sneha Ballah

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A Case Report on Diaphragmatic Rupture, in the Visceral Surgery of Hospital of Conakry, Guinea

Abdoulaye Korse Balde, Oumar Taibata Balde, Fode Lansana Camara, Soriba Naby Camara, Hamidou Sylla, Amadou Dioulde Diallo, Aissatou Taran Diallo, Alpha Madiou Barry, Ahmed Boubacar Barry, Sneha Ballah

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The aim of this case report is to share our experience in the management of this this rare case of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in the visceral surgery department of the Hospital of Conakry. Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is an unfamiliar diagnosis to make and exceptionally seen in some cases of high velocity injuries which involve the abdomen. The high energy from blunt trauma transmitted across the abdomen gives rise to an excessively high pressure in the abdominal cavity which causes shearing of the diaphragmatic muscle. It is indeed considered as a surgical emergency as impaired diaphragmatic movement has a big impact on ventilation and oxygenation of blood. The delay in making appropriate diagnosis due to the lack of overt clinical signs relating to this type of injury accounts for the high mortality rates reaching 31%. We are reporting on a case concerning a 28-year old male patient who was admitted at the department of visceral surgery at the National Hospital of Donka, Conakry, Guinea, for emergency evaluation and treatment of a left sided traumatic diaphragmatic rupture associated with eventration of viscera into the thoracic cavity and contusion of the ascending colon. The mechanism of rupture was determined as a force vector directed frontally and was transmitted across the diaphragmatic wall. A clinical diagnosis was made and confirmed by radiological imaging preoperatively. Prompt surgical intervention was provided within the 1^st 24 hours from the time of admission. No complications had been encountered during the post-operative recovery period. The best way to evaluate traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in a patient is through a well-devised systematic approach. It is not advised to perform lengthy imaging tests in a hemodynamically unstable patient and thus, compromising the success of the surgical outcome.

DOI	10.11648/j.js.20160403.13
Published in	Journal of Surgery (Volume 4, Issue 3, June 2016)
Page(s)	76-80
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Diaphragm, Trauma, Rupture, Injury, Surgery

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Abdoulaye Korse Balde

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Oumar Taibata Balde

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Fode Lansana Camara

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Soriba Naby Camara

Department of Pancretic Surgery, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Hamidou Sylla

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Amadou Dioulde Diallo

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Aissatou Taran Diallo

Department of General Surgery, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Alpha Madiou Barry

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Ahmed Boubacar Barry

Department of Visceral Surgery, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Sneha Ballah

Department of General Surgery, University of Mauritius, Mauritius, Mauritius

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AU  - Oumar Taibata Balde
AU  - Fode Lansana Camara
AU  - Soriba Naby Camara
AU  - Hamidou Sylla
AU  - Amadou Dioulde Diallo
AU  - Aissatou Taran Diallo
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AU  - Ahmed Boubacar Barry
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