Delayed presentation of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 455-457

  Kulstad, Erik B ^a   Pisano, Matt V ^a   Shirakbari, Alicia A ^a  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FLATULENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; PAIN THRESHOLD; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VOMITING;

EID: 0037689223     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00046-5     Document Type: Article

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