Delayed small bowel perforation following blunt abdominal trauma: A case report and review of the literature

We report a case of delayed presentation of a small bowel perforation following blunt abdominal trauma (BAT). An initial computed tomography (CT) scan revealed that the patient (a 32-year-old man) had a mesenteric hematoma, which was managed conservatively. Four weeks later, he returned to the hospi...

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Main Authors: Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, Lester Johnson, Asser M. Youssef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958413000079