Pictorial essay. Roentgenologic appearance of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture.
The difficulties in recognizing a diaphragmatic rupture are well known and mostly due to a lack of typical clinical findings and an aspecific chest X-ray. This paper gives a brief review of the radiological techniques which can be helpful in the early diagnosis of traumatic rupture of the diaphragm.
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Verschakelen
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D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis