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Publish Date: 1994/03/01
Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 157-159
Abstract
Videoassisted thoracic surgery is emerging as a viable approach toincreasingly complex intrathoracic therapeutic procedures We present acase of delayed diagnosis of a ruptured right diaphragm caused by a closedtrauma in a young woman The diaphragm was repaired successfully using avideoassisted procedure Limited postoperative chest pain and muscularimpairment allowed early physical therapy that resulted in an excellentoutcome Videoassisted thoracic surgery is suggested as a new treatmentoption for traumatic diaphragmatic disorders
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