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3/2026
vol. 23
Letter to the Editor
Delayed diagnosis of post-traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in a liver transplant donor with intrathoracic gastric herniation
Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze named after Prof. Zbigniew Religa, Academy of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Poland
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Center of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery, Bystra Slaska, Poland
Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Centre, Opole, Poland
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 311-314
Data publikacji online: 2026/10/12
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