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. 2000 Mar;82(2):101–102.

Early diagnosis of traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm.

G T Nessim 1, F K Ofori-Kumba 1, R Hanson 1, S Velusamy 1
PMCID: PMC2503523  PMID: 10743426

Abstract

A case of traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm, which was diagnosed early on the basis of clinical and radiographic suspicions, is discussed.

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