Undiagnosed rupture of right hemidiaphragm-hepatothorax : A case report

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 353-355

  Hoang, A D ^a   De Backer, D ^a   Bouazza, F ^a   Capello, M ^a   De Francquen, Ph ^a   Rocmans, P ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Blunt trauma; Hernia, diaphragmatic, traumatic; Liver, trauma; Multiple trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HUMAN; INJURY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUPTURE; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC, TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RUPTURE; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036780116     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2002.11679330     Document Type: Article

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