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Multimodality Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Published on: July 21, 2023
[Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in intraabdominal injuries.]
F Vyhnánek1, L Novák, J Strnad
1Chirurgická klinika 3. lékarské fakulty UK, Praha.
Abstract:
The authors evaluated the diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in 25 patients with blunt and in 12 with penetrating abdominal injuries hospitalized between Jan. 1, 1995 and Aug. 30, 1997 at the intensive care unit of the Surgical Clinic Prague 10. The diagnostic algorithm included in addition to the basic clinical examination also computed tomography. The most frequently injured organ in blunt injuries was the spleen (12 times) and liver (11 times). Twenty-three patients were operated. In casualties with penetrating injuries there were 8 with piercing wounds and 4 with shotgun wounds. The most frequently injured organ was the small intestine (4 times). Two patients of the group died. Key words: blunt and penetrating abdominal injuries, diagnosis, treatment.
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