Blunt rupture of the right hemidiaphragm with herniation of the right colon and right lobe of the liver

Acute right hemidiaphragm rupture with abdominal visceral herniation is reportedly less common than on the left. We present a complex case of blunt rupture of the right hemidiaphragm with herniation of the right colon and right lobe of the liver in a multiply injured patient. The diagnostic approach...

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Published in:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Main Authors: Bairagi Anjana, Moodley Saundrarajen, Hardcastle Timothy, Muckart David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2010;volume=3;issue=1;spage=70;epage=72;aulast=Bairagi