Rupture of the right hemidiaphragm due to blunt trauma in children: a diagnostic dilemma.

Autor: Sharma, A. K., Kothari, Sunil Kumar, Gupta, Chavi, Menon, Prema, Sharma, Akshay
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Zdroj: Pediatric Surgery International; Mar2002, Vol. 18 Issue 2/3, p173-174, 2p
Abstrakt: The diagnosis of right-sided diaphragmatic rupture (RDR) due to blunt abdominal trauma is often missed in the acute setting, especially in the absence of other thoracoabdominal injuries. We describe two such children. The problems associated with the diagnosis and management of RDR are discussed to emphasize the need to have a high index of suspicion for this entity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index