Injuries to the colon from blast effect of penetrating extra-peritoneal thoraco-abdominal trauma
Om P Sharma1, Michael F Oswanski, Patrick W White
1Department of Trauma Services, The Toledo Hospital and Toledo Children's Hospital, 2142 N. Cove Blvd., Toledo, OH 43606, USA. om.sharma.md@promedica.org
Abstract:
Although rare, blast injury to the intestine can result from penetrating thoraco-abdominal extra-peritoneal gunshot (and shotgun) wounds despite the absence of injury to the diaphragm or to the peritoneum. Injuries of the spleen, small intestine and the mesentery by this mechanism have been previously reported in the world literature. This paper reports the first two cases of non-penetrating ballistic trauma to the colon.
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