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Misleading symptoms after a minor blunt chest trauma

Thoracoscopic treatment of diaphragmatic rupture

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We present a case of missed diaphragmatic rupture which was treated thoracoscopically. Rupture of the diaphragm is a serious complication of blunt trauma. The diaphragmatic injury can easily be overlooked. This report illustrates the diagnostic dilemma in a patient where the injury was missed at the time of initial presentation. The role of thoracoscopy both for diagnosis and therapy is discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Basel, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    T. M. Kocher & L. Gürke

  2. Department of Surgery, Ospedale Civico, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    A. Kuhrmeier & S. Martinoli

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  1. T. M. Kocher
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Received: 24 January 1997/Accepted: 2 April 1997

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Kocher, T., Gürke, L., Kuhrmeier, A. et al. Misleading symptoms after a minor blunt chest trauma . Surg Endosc 12, 879–881 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900734

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