Laparoscopy or clinical follow-up to detect occult diaphragm injuries following left-sided thoracoabdominal stab wounds: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

CONCLUSION: Clinical and radiological follow-up are feasible and appear to be safe, in the short term, in patients who harbour occult diaphragm injuries after left TA stab wounds. Until studies showing the natural history of diaphragm injury in humans are available, laparoscopy should remain the gold standard in treatment. PMID: 29227052 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29227052?dopt=Abstract

Source: South African Journal of Surgery - December 12, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: S Afr J Surg Source Type: research