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Tension viscerothorax: an important differential for tension pneumothorax
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- Published on: 26 April 2005
- Published on: 26 April 2005Tension viscerothorax: an important differential for tension pneumothoraxShow More
Dear Editor,
I do fully agree with the authors that acute tension viscerothorax should be included in the differential diagnosis of blunt thoracoabdominal trauma as immediate intervention can be life saving.
On the therapeutic point of view however I have another opinion. In our experience with two cases of acute posttraumatic tension gastrothorax decompression by means of a nasogastrical tube was impos...
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