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Blunt trauma resulting in pneumothorax with progression to pneumoperitoneum: a unique diagnosis with predicament in management

Here, we present a case of pneumoperitoneum caused by traumatic pneumothorax after a fall. The patient is an 82-year-old male who was brought into the emergency department after being found at the bottom of a flight of stairs with a bleeding scalp laceration. Upon presentation, the patient underwent...

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Autores principales: Curfman, Karleigh R., Robitsek, R. Jonathan, Sammett, David, Schubl, Sebastian D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4664951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26628715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv147