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Dehiscence with evisceration: a rare complication of diagnostic peritoneal lavage
S B Frame1, M F Hendrikson, A G Boozer
1Department of Surgery, Naval Hospital, San Diego, California.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|November 1, 1989
Abstract:
Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is a well-established procedure for evaluating the patient suspected of having intraabdominal injury secondary to blunt abdominal trauma. Its accuracy and safety have been clearly documented; however, the procedure does have the potential for morbidity. This paper reports on the occurrence of a rare complication, dehiscence with evisceration, and reviews the literature regarding complications of DPL.