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[The role of thoracoscopy in traumatic diaphragmatic rupture]
K Cieśliński1, J Pepliński, A Wojcieszko
1Z Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Klatki Piersiowej AM w Bydgoszczy.
Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski : Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
|October 16, 1999
Abstract:
The aim of this study was assess the role of thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture. Eight patients: six male and two female with blunt thoracic trauma underwent thoracoscopy. The chest X-ray and CT findings, pleural ultrasound indicated a diaphragmatic rupture only in three cases. Five of eight diaphragmatic injuries were confirmed by thoracoscopy. Authors suggests that thoracoscopy is a safe, accurate method for the diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture.