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Blunt diaphragmatic rupture diagnosed by laparoscopy: report of a case
R E Falcone1, F E Barnes, J E Hoogeboom
1Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
Diagnostic laparoscopy provided a minimally invasive and definitive means of diagnosing right-sided diaphragmatic rupture in this patient. The authors recommend laparoscopy as a diagnostic consideration for the patient with suspected traumatic diaphragmatic rupture who presents a difficult diagnostic challenge.