Delayed presentation of traumatic left-sided diaphragmatic avulsion: A case report

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-166

  Scaglione, Mariano ^a,c   Grassi, R ^b   Pinto, A ^a   Ragozzino, A ^a   Romano, S ^b   Pinto, F ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CT; Diaphragm avulsion; Diaphragm, trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COLON DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX INJURY;

ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC, TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034145871     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418500127344984     Document Type: Article

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