Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia

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	Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia;
	An X-ray showing the spleen in the left lower portion of the chest cavity (X and arrow) after a diaphragmatic tear

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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

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Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia
An X-ray showing the spleen in the left lower portion of the chest cavity (X and arrow) after a diaphragmatic tear^[1]