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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-in-Chief:''' [[User:AwniShahait|Awni D. Shahait, M.D.]][mailto:awnishahait@yahoo.com], The University of Jordan | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-in-Chief:''' [[User:AwniShahait|Awni D. Shahait, M.D.]][mailto:awnishahait@yahoo.com], The University of Jordan | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT scan may demonstrate the diaphragmatic rent. A CT thorax has a sensitivity of 14-82% and a specificity of 87% and permits direct visualization of the contents and the rupture. | CT scan may demonstrate the diaphragmatic rent. A CT thorax has a sensitivity of 14-82% and a specificity of 87% and permits direct visualization of the contents and the rupture. Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) is now a good aid in diagnosing [[diaphragmatic hernia]].<ref name="pmid15666270">{{cite journal |author=Blaivas M, Brannam L, Hawkins M, Lyon M, Sriram K |title=Bedside emergency ultrasonographic diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture in blunt abdominal trauma |journal=Am J Emerg Med |volume=22 |issue=7 |pages=601–4 |year=2004 |month=November |pmid=15666270 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-in-Chief: Awni D. Shahait, M.D.[2], The University of Jordan
Overview
CT scan may demonstrate the diaphragmatic rent. A CT thorax has a sensitivity of 14-82% and a specificity of 87% and permits direct visualization of the contents and the rupture. Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) is now a good aid in diagnosing diaphragmatic hernia.[1]