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Laparoscopic repair of pericardio-diaphragmatic rupture: A case report
Abstract
Diaphragmatic rupture following blunt trauma is a common pathology which has good outomes when discovered early and treated. The common practice has been to manage these patients with either a laparotomy or thoracotomy, with some reports showing the safety of laparoscopy. We present a case of a patient who presented with a pericadio-diaphragmatic rupture who was managed successfully using laparoscopy.
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M L Phakula, Department of General Surgery, Pietersburg Hospital, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
M N Latakgomo, Department of General Surgery, Pietersburg Hospital, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
AB van As, Department of General Surgery, Pietersburg Hospital, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
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Date published: 2021-12-01
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