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
Late presentation of small bowel obstruction following blunt abdominal trauma
โ Scribed by R. G. Casey; J. Ryan; P. Gillen
- Book ID
- 105723809
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 754 KB
- Volume
- 171
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1863-4362
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