Delayed presentation of diaphragmatic rupture as intra-thoracic gastric volvulus

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 425-427

  Rafi, M ^a   Marudanayagam, R ^a,b   Moorthy, K ^a   Yoong, K ^a  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Rupture; Stomach volvulus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; STOMACH VOLVULUS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RUPTURE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STOMACH VOLVULUS; SURGICAL MESH; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57749105225     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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