Pancreatic transection as a complication of the Heimlich maneuver: Case report and literature review

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 252-254

  Feeney, S Nichole ^a   Pegoli, Walter ^a   Gestring, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HEIMLICH MANEUVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PANCREAS INJURY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; FIRST AID; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATECTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33846208766     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31802e2d3b     Document Type: Article

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