Controversies in the management of asymptomatic patients sustaining penetrating thoracoabdominal wounds
The most challenging diagnostic issue in the management of thoracoabdominal wounds concerns the assessment of asymptomatic patients. In almost one-third of such cases, diaphragmatic injuries are present even in the absence of any clear clinical signs. The sensitivity of noninvasive diagnostic tests...
Main Authors: | Jose Gustavo Parreira, Samir Rasslan, Edivaldo M. Utiyama |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2008-01-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322008000500020 |
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