Post-traumatic small-bowel stricture: a case report.
Can J Surg
; 39(1): 57-8, 1996 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The use of lap seat belts has recently been recognized as a mechanism of blunt injury to the small bowel. Patients usually present immediately after injury and require urgent laparotomy. An unusual case of delayed small-bowel stricture after conservative management of an injury resulting from blunt trauma is reported. A 37-year-old woman involved in a high-speed motor vehicle accident was managed in hospital by observation. She had abdominal distension and pain, which gradually decreased and allowed slow introduction of a liquid diet. She was discharged from hospital but returned 6 weeks after injury with pain, abdominal distension, vomiting and obstipation. Stricture of an 8-cm segment of distal jejunum was found. Resection of the involved segment with primary anastomosis was curative.
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Cinturones de Seguridad
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Heridas no Penetrantes
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Obstrucción Intestinal
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Enfermedades del Yeyuno
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Revista:
Can J Surg
Año:
1996
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Article