This patient presented following a high-speed motor vehicle crash. Which structure has been disrupted?
Correct Answer: Diaphragm
Description: 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.
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