Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Rupture: A Case Report with Radiological and Surgical Correlation

Figure 1

Portable supine chest radiograph shows suspected elevation of the left hemidiaphragm (yellow arrows) with underlying haziness and air-filled viscus over the lower left hemithorax. In retrospect, the suspected “elevated” diaphragmatic contour actually represents the wall of the stomach that herniated through a diaphragmatic hiatus.