Blunt and penetrating traumatic ruptures of the diaphragm

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 324-327

  Esme, Hidir ^a   Solak, O ^a   Sahin, D A ^a   Sezer, M ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Management; Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOTHORAX; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIB FRACTURES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE; SPLEEN; THORACIC INJURIES; TURKEY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 33748542919     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923892     Document Type: Article

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