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A case of tension faecopneumothorax after delayed diagnosis of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia

BACKGROUND: Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries from blunt or penetrating trauma are difficult to detect in the acute setting and, if missed, can result in significant morbidity and mortality in the future. We present a case demonstrating the natural progression of this resulting in faecopneumothorax,...

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Autores principales: Chern, Tien Yew, Kwok, Allan, Putnis, Soni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5910439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29679240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-018-0447-y