Traumatic lesions of the diaphragm: Our experience in 33 cases and review of the literature

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-88

  Tiberio, G A M ^a,b   Portolani, N ^a   Coniglio, A ^a   Baiocchi, G L ^a   Vettoretto, N ^a   Giulini, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Diaphragmatic rupture; Thoracicoabdominal trauma; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MESENTERY; MORBIDITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; REVIEW; SHOCK; SPLEEN; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 14844338583     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679672     Document Type: Review

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