Blunt bowel and mesenteric injuries detected on CT scan: Who is really eligible for surgery?

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-81

  Bege T ^a,b   Chaumoitre K ^a   Leone M ^a   Mancini, J ^a   Berdah, S V ^a,b   Brunet, C ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UMRT24 INRETS University of Mediterranée   (France)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Bowel and mesenteric injury; CT scan; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893733404     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-013-0318-y     Document Type: Review

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