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TRAUMATIC RUPTURE OF THE DIAPHRAGM IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Myers N. A.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1964.tb06209.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragm (acoustics) , surgery , pediatrics , acoustics , physics , loudspeaker
Summary (1)Two cases of traumatic rupture of the diaphragm are presented. (2)Attention is drawn to the rarity of this condition in children. (3)The condition has three major clinical phases and failure to appreciate the significance of, or actually remember, a traumatic incident may lead to diagnostic delay and death.