Hollow visceral injury after blunt lower thoracic and abdominal trauma

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 337-341

  Permentier, Kris ^a   De Turck, Bruno ^a   Van Nieuwenhove, Yves ^a   Corne, Luc ^a   Delooz, Herman ^a  

^a General City Hospital ASZ Aalst   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Case report; Diagnosis; Hollow viscous injury; Keywords

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACIC INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 4544364267     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200312000-00020     Document Type: Article

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