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Non-iatrogenic perforation of the stomach by a chest tube in a patient with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

Abstract
A 40-year-old Libyan male was admitted to the intensive therapy unit of Zliten Central Hospital, Libya after a road traffic accident in which he had been the driver. On physical examination he was irritable, dyspnoeic, cyanotic, had contusions and abrasions on his chest and abdomen (mainly on the left side), a lacerated wound on the forehead, a large haematoma over the left thigh and tenderness over the left side of the chest and abdomen.
AuthorsA I Yahya, J Przybylski
JournalJournal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (J R Coll Surg Edinb) Vol. 43 Issue 1 Pg. 62-3 (Feb 1998) ISSN: 0035-8835 [Print] Scotland
PMID9560516 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Chest Tubes (adverse effects)
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic (etiology)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Resuscitation
  • Stomach (injuries)
  • Time Factors

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