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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct;39(10):1057-1059.
doi: 10.15537/smj.2018.10.23240.

Incidental right-sided diaphragmatic eventration after blunt thoracoabdominal trauma

Sharfuddin Chowdhury  1 , Mohammad A Alnajashi, Yasir A Alsalamah, Arief Arrowaili
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Case Reports

Incidental right-sided diaphragmatic eventration after blunt thoracoabdominal trauma

Sharfuddin Chowdhury et al. Saudi Med J. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

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Figure 1
Chest radiograph during the primary survey.
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Figure 2
Chest radiograph after insertion of the right intercostal tube.
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Figure 3
CT chest and abdomen (coronal view).
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