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Large thoracic defect due to shotgun violation – surgical emergency management

Shotgun injuries from a short distance (<3 m) may cause massive bleeding and tissue destruction. Only immediate aggressive (surgical) therapy prevents lethal outcome. We report about a 27-year-old patient, who was wounded on the left chest wall by a straight-cut shotgun from a short distance. In...

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Autores principales: Rupprecht, Holger, Gaab, Katharina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5566116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28868228
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/iprs000116