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Blunt traumatic pericardial rupture and cardiac herniation with a penetrating twist: two case reports

BACKGROUND: Blunt Traumatic Pericardial Rupture (BTPR) with resulting cardiac herniation following chest trauma is an unusual and often fatal condition. Although there has been a multitude of case reports of this condition in past literature, the recurring theme is that of a missed injury. Its occur...

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Autores principales: Sherren, Peter B, Galloway, Robert, Healy, Marie
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-17-64