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This patient presented following a high-speed motor vehicle crash. Which structure has been disrupted?

A
Aorta
B
Diaphragm
C
Esophagus
D
Myocardium
High-Yield Explanation
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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