A case of tension pneumothorax mimicking spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm

A 40 year old asthmatic presented with acute respiratory distress. Chest radiograph appeared to show loops of bowel within the thorax and a diagnosis of spontaneous/effort rupture of the diaphragm was made. Emergency laparotomy revealed an intact diaphragm and chest drain was inserted relieving a te...

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Autores principales: Morison, D, Noble, H, Peyser, PM
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.4.4
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description A 40 year old asthmatic presented with acute respiratory distress. Chest radiograph appeared to show loops of bowel within the thorax and a diagnosis of spontaneous/effort rupture of the diaphragm was made. Emergency laparotomy revealed an intact diaphragm and chest drain was inserted relieving a tension pneumothorax.
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spelling pubmed-36492292013-05-14 A case of tension pneumothorax mimicking spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm Morison, D Noble, H Peyser, PM J Surg Case Rep Cardiothoracic Surgery A 40 year old asthmatic presented with acute respiratory distress. Chest radiograph appeared to show loops of bowel within the thorax and a diagnosis of spontaneous/effort rupture of the diaphragm was made. Emergency laparotomy revealed an intact diaphragm and chest drain was inserted relieving a tension pneumothorax. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2011-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649229/ /pubmed/24950575 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.4.4 Text en © JSCR
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title A case of tension pneumothorax mimicking spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm
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title_short A case of tension pneumothorax mimicking spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm
title_sort case of tension pneumothorax mimicking spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm
topic Cardiothoracic Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24950575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2011.4.4
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