Diagnosis of isolated small bowel injury following blunt abdominal trauma

A review of the case histories of 29 patients with isolated rupture of the small bowel was undertaken to determine which diagnostic tests were most sensitive in the early diagnosis of this notoriously occult injury. Results indicate that peritoneal lavage was the most useful test for this purpose, c...

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Published in:	Annals of emergency medicine 1983-02, Vol.12 (2), p.71-74
Main Authors:	Burney, Richard E., Mueller, George L., Coon, William W., Thomas, E.J., Mackenzie, James R.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Abdominal Injuries - diagnosis Abdominal Injuries - etiology abdominal trauma, blunt Accidents Accidents, Traffic Adolescent Adult Aged Amylases - blood blunt abdominal trauma Child Child, Preschool Emergency Medical Services Female Hemoperitoneum - diagnosis Hemoperitoneum - etiology Humans Ileum - injuries Jejunum - injuries Male Middle Aged Peritoneal Cavity Pneumoperitoneum - diagnostic imaging Pneumoperitoneum - etiology Radiography small bowel, diagnosis small bowel, injury, diagnosis, trauma Therapeutic Irrigation Time Factors Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis
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