Misleading symptoms after a minor blunt chest trauma: Thoracoscopic treatment of diaphragmatic rupture

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 879-881

  Kocher, T M ^a   Gurke L ^a   Kuhrmeier, A ^b   Martinoli, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Ospedale Civico Lugano   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blunt chest trauma; Diagnosis; Diaphragmatic rupture; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAPHRAGM; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RUPTURE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAPHRAGM; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RUPTURE; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSCOPY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0032091854     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900734     Document Type: Article

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