Laparoscopy in the evaluation of the intrathoracic abdomen after penetrating injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 101-109

  Ivatury, Rao R ^a,b   Simon, Ronald J ^a,b   Weksler, Benny ^a,b   Bayard, Vilaire ^a,b   Stahl, William M ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 0026778594     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199207000-00019     Document Type: Article

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