Abdominal Imaging: Diaphragm
Diaphragmatic injuries
Kylee Brooks MD, Parker Hambright MD, Alexis Holland MD, and William Lorenz curate and present a series of Adult Emergency Medicine Radiology Topics each month. First published on EMGuideWire.com and peer reviewed by Kyle Cunningham MD, Brent Mathews MD, and Professor Michael Gibbs.
Diaphragm injury and imaging
Diaphragmatic injury: Cases studies
References
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- McDonald AA, Robinson BRH, Alarcon L, Bosarge PL, Dorion H, Haut ER, Juern J, Madbak F, Reddy S, Weiss P, Como JJ. Evaluation and management of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries: A Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jul;85(1):198-207.
Abdominal Imaging Cases
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