Diaphragmatic injuries in children after blunt abdominal trauma

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1727-1731

  Shehata, Sherif M K ^a   Shabaan, Basma S ^b  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

^b Middle Delta Police Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic avulsion; Intercostal muscle flap; Pediatric blunt trauma and Blunt abdominal trauma; Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RUPTURE; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33749136644     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.047     Document Type: Article

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