This patient presented following a high-speed motor vehicle crash. Which structure has been disrupted?: (A) Aorta, (B) Diaphragm, (C) Esophagus, (D) Myocardium
Answer is B. Answer B. DiaphragmThe elevated right hemidiaphragm suggests traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. The other listed structures appear to be intact. A computed tomographic scan confirmed the diaphragmatic rupture and showed that the dome of the liver had herniated into the right hemithorax.