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Liver herniation through an occult diaphragmatic injury presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule: Value of helical computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

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We report a case of liver herniation through an occult diaphragmatic injury presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule. The value of clinical history as well as the utility of helical computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in avoiding this pitfall are discussed.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

    Stephen M. Pomerantz M.D., K. Shanmuganathan M.D., Eliot L. Siegel M.D., Stuart E. Mirvis M.D. & Edward P. Carter M.D.

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

    Eliot L. Siegel M.D.

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Pomerantz, S.M., Shanmuganathan, K., Siegel, E.L. et al. Liver herniation through an occult diaphragmatic injury presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule: Value of helical computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Emergency Radiology 3, 205–208 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01507743

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