Thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracoabdominal stab injuries


Pekmezci S., Kaynak K., Saribeyoglu K., Memisoglu K., Kurdal T., Kol E., ...Daha Fazla

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.36-42, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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BACKGROUND Occult diaphragmatic injuries are associated with significant mortality, if the diagnosis is delayed. We report our experience in diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy in a selected group of patients with stab wounds of thoracoabdominal region.