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Case Reports

Unrecognized Traumatic Bilateral Diaphragmatic Rupture and Aortic Rupture

Y.-J. ChengDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University;View further author information
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W.-C. LeeDivision of Traumatic Surgery, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital;
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H.-M. ChenDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.
Pages 551-553 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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