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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;16(9):1805-6.
doi: 10.1007/s11605-012-1884-8. Epub 2012 Apr 5.

Blunt diaphragmatic rupture--a rare injury in blunt thoracoabdominal trauma

Kamal P Galketiya  1 , James N Kerr, Ian P Davis
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Case Reports

Blunt diaphragmatic rupture--a rare injury in blunt thoracoabdominal trauma

Kamal P Galketiya et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: Blunt traumatic rupture of the diaphragm is rare.

Discussion: We provide a case report of rupture of the diaphragm with visceral herniation in blunt thoracoabdominal trauma.

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