A rare complication of blunt trauma; diaphragm-pericardium rupture and cardiac herniation in a child case

Diaphragma and pericardium rupture is rarely seen after blunt trauma. It’s treatment is surgery. A 4-year-old male patient who was operated for diaphragm and pericardium
rupture which developed after blunt trauma; rarity of this union, differences in the clinical and radiological features in children was examined.

Keywords: Children trauma, diaphragm and pericardium rupture; cardiac herniation.

Künt travmanýn nadir komplikasyonu; Çocuk olguda diyafram-perikart rüptürü ve kardiyak herniasyon

Diyafram ve perikart yaralanmalarý künt travma sonrasý nadir görülür, tedavisi cerrahidir. Künt travma sonrasý geliþen diyafram ve perikart rüptürü nedeniyle ameliyat edilen
dört yaþýnda erkek olgu; bu birlikteliðin nadir görülmesi, çocuklarda klinik ve radyolojik özelliklerin farklýlýklarý irdelenerek sunuldu.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Çocuklarda travma, diyafram ve perikart rüptürü; kardiyak herniasyon.