Mechanical Bowel Obstruction as a Late Presentation of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia

<p>Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is a rare entity that occurs only in 0.3 to 1, 6% of all abdominal trauma, being blunt or penetrating. It is sometimes lately diagnosed. The case of a 35 years old male patient with a history of 5 cm stab wound in the lower back of the left hemithorax 5 years...

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Main Authors: Igor Hernández Toboso, Jacinto Navas Igarza, Rolando Rodríguez Delgado
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2012-05-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1772