Diagnosis of isolated small bowel injury
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Richard E. Burney; George L. Mueller; William W. Coon; E.J. Thomas; James R. Mac
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Article
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1983
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A review of the case histories of 29 patients with isolated rupture of the small bowel was undertaken to determine which diagnostic tests were most sensitive in the early diagnosis of this notoriously occult injury. Results indicate that peritoneal lavage was the most useful test for this purpose, c