Ruptured aorta after blunt chest trauma: Rapid diagnosis by transoesophageal echocadiography when radiographic and computed tomographic findings inconclusive;Aortenruptur nach stumpfem thoraxtrauma. Rasche diagnose durch transosophageale echokardiographie bei unklarem rontgen- und CT-befund

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 123, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 244-249

  Bruch, C ^a   Baumgart, D ^a   Gorge G ^a   Pink, R ^a   Schaar, J ^a   Schonfelder B ^b   Markgraf, G ^b   Olivier, L ^b   Drochner, D ^c   Kabatnik, M ^d   Erbel, R ^a  

^a Zentrum Innere Medizin

^b Zentrum für Chirurgie

^c Abteilung für Radiologie

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON IMPLANT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 6844261191     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1023944     Document Type: Article

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