Selective non-operative management of penetrating liver injuries at a UK tertiary referral centre

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 423-426

  MacGoey, Patrick ^a   Navarro, A ^a   Beckingham, I J ^a   Cameron, I C ^a   Brooks, A J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal injuries; Liver; Penetrating wounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907142485     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588414X13946184901524     Document Type: Article

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