Management of penetrating abdominal trauma in the conflict environment: The role of computed tomography scanning

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-33

  Morrison, Jonathan J ^a   Clasper, Jon C ^a   Gibb, Iain ^b   Midwinter, Mark ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Defence Imaging   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; WAR;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 78651312884     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0782-z     Document Type: Article

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