Isolated jejunal perforation after blunt thoracoabdominal trauma

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-395

  Munshi, Imtiaz A ^a   DiRocco, Joseph D ^a   Khachi, Gerald ^b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

abdomen; blunt trauma; free fluid; jejunal; perforation; small bowel

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; JEJUNUM; LAPAROTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; JEJUNUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33646891922     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.07.017     Document Type: Article

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