Author(s)

Seydou Togo^1*, Bourama Kané², Moussa Abdoulaye Ouattara¹, Issa Boubacar Maiga¹, Yunping Lu³, Donghui Jin³, Allaye Ombotimbé¹, Ibrahim Sangaré¹, Maiga Abdoul Aziz¹, Cheik Amed Sekou Touré¹, Ibrahim Coulibaly¹, Adama Issa Koné¹, Sitan Illiassou¹, Jaques Saye¹, Cheik Sadibou Traoré¹, Sékou Koumaré⁴, Moussa Camara⁴, Koita Adama Kononba⁴, Mody Traoré¹, Zimogo Zié Sanogo⁴, Sadio Yéna¹, Djibril Sangaré⁴

¹Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital of Mali, Bamako, Mali.
²Pediatric Department, Hospital of Mali, Bamako, Mali.
³24th Chinese Medical Team in Hospital of Mali, Bamako, Mali.
⁴Surgery “A” Department, Point G Hospital, Bamako, Mali.

Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture (TDR) is very rare in the pediatric age group. Because of its rarity and its coexistence with more injuries, the diagnosis is often delayed. Very little has been written about this condition in the pediatric age group. TDR, while uncommon, should be considered in cases of blunt thoracic trauma. All patients should undergo meticulous examination preoperatively. The clinical presentation and importance of making an accurate diagnosis and surgery is highlighted. We report a case of secondary spontaneous traumatic left-sided diaphragmatic rupture in a child that was managed by delayed surgical repair.

Pediatric, Thoracic Trauma, Diaphragmatic Rupture, Secondary, Surgery

Togo, S. , Kané, B. , Ouattara, M. , Maiga, I. , Lu, Y. , Jin, D. , Ombotimbé, A. , Sangaré, I. , Aziz, M. , Touré, C. , Coulibaly, I. , Koné, A. , Illiassou, S. , Saye, J. , Traoré, C. , Koumaré, S. , Camara, M. , Kononba, K. , Traoré, M. , Sanogo, Z. , Yéna, S. and Sangaré, D. (2016) Secondary Spontaneous Rupture of the Diaphragm in a Child after Blunt Chest Trauma. Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 6, 41-46. doi: 10.4236/ojrd.2016.62006.