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Tension pneumothorax and life saving diaphragmatic rupture: a case report and review of the literature

A tension pneumothorax is a known life-threatening condition which requires a needle decompression. A diaphragmatic rupture is a relatively rare injury and is difficult to diagnose. A combination of a tension pneumothorax in presence of an ipsilateral diaphragmatic rupture can be called life-saving...

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Autores principales: Pilate, Sylvain AA, De Clercq, Stefaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3160360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21806807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-6-23