Laparoscopy is sufficient to exclude occult diaphragm injury after penetrating abdominal trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 789-792

  Friese, Randall S ^a   Coln, C Eric ^a   Gentilello, Larry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Thoracoabdominal; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON INJURY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; STAB WOUND; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACOSCOPY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 17844386604     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000158243.78299.B5     Document Type: Article

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