Delayed presentation of posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia
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Delayed presentation of post traumatic diaphragmatic hernia
Blunt traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is an uncommon but severe problem that is usually seen in polytraumatized patients including blunt abdomino-thoracic trauma due to road traffic accidents, fall from height and penetrating injuries. Regardless of the mechanism, diagnosis is often missed and high index of suspicion is vital. Late presentations are associated with increased morbidity. We repor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1306-696X,1307-7945
DOI: 10.5505/tjtes.2011.89804