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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Specific diagnostic findings of diaphragmatic tears on chest radiographs include the following:

- Intrathoracic herniation of a hollow viscus (stomach, colon, small bowel) with or without focal constriction of the viscus at the site of the tear (collar sign)
- Visualization of a nasogastric tube above the hemidiaphragm on the left side.