Laparoscopy in the management of diaphragmatic rupture due to blunt trauma

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 584-586

  Martin, Ian ^a,c   O'Rourke, Nicholas ^b   Gotley, David ^a   Smithers, Mark ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Morris Towers   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Laparoscopy; Rupture; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031876225     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb02105.x     Document Type: Article

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