Tension viscerothorax due to traumatic diaphragmatic rupture
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Strangulated Tension Viscerothorax with Gangrene of the Stomach in Missed Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture
Acquired diaphragmatic hernias are usually posttraumatic in occurrence. In patients who have blunt trauma and associated diaphragmatic hernia, the diagnosis may be missed or delayed, often leading to poor treatment outcomes. We present a rare occurrence of tension viscerothorax due to missed traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in a 25-year-old woman whose condition was complicated by gangrene and p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Saudi Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0256-4947,0975-4466
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.207