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Surg Clin North Am
; 80(1): 213-39, xi, 2000 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10685150
ABSTRACT
This article reviews the development, surgical anatomy, and teratology of the diaphragm, and discusses the diagnostic procedures, surgical therapy, and prognosis of congenital disturbances. Special attention is paid to the traumatic rupture of the diaphragm, concerning incidence, cause, diagnosis, prognosis, and surgical repair.