A Case of Tension Viscerothorax : A Rare Complication of Diaphragmatic Rupture after Blunt Abdominal Trauma
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Park, Maeng Real
(Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Lee, Jae Ho (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Ahn, Ji Yoon (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Oh, Bum Jin (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Kim, Won (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Lim, Kyoung Soo (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) |
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