Nonoperative management of intra-abdominal bleeding due to blunt trauma in children: The risk of missed associated intestinal injuries

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 108-111

  Sarihan, H ^a   Abes M ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Children; Intestinal injury; Intra abdominal bleeding; Nonsurgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPLEEN INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0031889180     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050260     Document Type: Article

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