Abstract This is a report of a study of 63 cases of penetrating liver injuries. Forty-two patients (67 per cent) who presented with signs of an acute abdomen were operated on. The liver was routinely sutured and drained. There was no incidence of postoperative intra-abdominal sepsis or haematobilia.
Selective non-operative management of liver gunshot injuries
โ Scribed by J. A. O. Omoshoro-Jones; A. J. Nicol; P. H. Navsaria; R. Zellweger; J. E. J. Krige; D. H. Kahn
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.4991
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