Strangulated traumatic diaphragmatic hernia simulating a subphrenic abscess

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 849-853

  Lerner, Charles A ^a,b   Dang, Hai ^a   Kutilek, Richard A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic hernia; Subphrenic abscess; Traumatic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRANGULATION; SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCIES; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC, TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; MALE; SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031282331     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00192-3     Document Type: Article

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