Emergency surgery due to diaphragmatic hernia: case series and review

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital abnormality, rare in adults with a frequency of 0.17 –6%. Diaphragmatic rupture is an infrequent consequence of trauma, occurring in about 5% of severe clos...

Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 18, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mario Testini, Antonia Girardi, Roberta Maria Isernia, Angela De Palma, Giovanni Catalano, Angela Pezzolla and Angela Gurrado Source Type: research