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Hepatothorax after right-sided diaphragmatic rupture mimicking a pleural effusion: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Diaphragmatic ruptures are a rare condition with an incidence of about 0.8-5.8% after blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. Right sided ruptures accompanied by a displacement of intraabdominal organs are very uncommon and account for approximately 5-19% of all diaphragmatic ruptures. The majo...

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Autores principales: Bader, Franz Georg, Hoffmann, Martin, Laubert, Tilman, Roblick, Uwe Johannes, Paech, Andreas, Bruch, Hans-Peter, Mirow, Lutz
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830080
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8545