Tension viscerothorax due to traumatic diaphragmatic rupture

[5] Chest radiography remains valuable in the acute phase for the detection of diaphragmatic rupture. Because of the high frequency of associated injuries with blunt diaphragmatic tears, most hemodynamically stable patients with suspected diaphragmatic injuries require an admission CT examination to...

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Published inAnnals of Saudi medicine Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 207 - 208
Main Authors Ekim, Hasan, Tuncer, Mustafa, Ozbay, Bulent
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saudi Arabia KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE 01.05.2008
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Subjects
Acute Disease
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency medical care
Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic - complications
Hernias
Humans
Injuries
Male
Rupture - complications
Stomach - injuries
Trauma
Viscera - injuries
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
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Summary:[5] Chest radiography remains valuable in the acute phase for the detection of diaphragmatic rupture. Because of the high frequency of associated injuries with blunt diaphragmatic tears, most hemodynamically stable patients with suspected diaphragmatic injuries require an admission CT examination to evaluate the extent and anatomic sites of coexisting thoracoabdominal injuries.
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ISSN:0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI:10.4103/0256-4947.51732