Traumatic abdominal hernia with presternal herniation.
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چکیده
A cute abdominal wall herniations following blunt abdominal trauma are rare despite the high prevalence of blunt trauma. In multitrauma patients, diagnosing a traumatic hernia can be challenging. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman who sustained a medial detachment of the diaphragm from the anterior portion of the abdominal wall with presternal space herniation (of her stomach and transverse colon) as a result of a motor vehicle collision.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
دوره 52 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009