Diaphragmatic eventration becoming symptomatic after trauma

Diaphragmatic eventration is the abnormal elevation of the diaphragm as a result of paralysis or atrophia of the musculer fibers. It is generally asymptomatic and detected accidently. It rarely requires emergency surgery. An 80-year-old male patient, who had a previous laparotomy 12 years ago, admitted to our clinic with complaints of severe dyspnea and ortopnea that developed after severe trauma. The patient urgently underwent surgery and diaphragm plication was performed. Patients with diaphragmatic eventration may experience severe respiratory distress after traumas that may occur during their follow-ups. It's treatment is the surgical correction of diaphragm.