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[Approach to liver, spleen and pancreatic injuries including damage control surgery of terrorist attacks]
G A Stavrou1, M J Lipp2, K J Oldhafer2
1Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Chirurgische Onkologie, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Medizinische Fakultät, Semmelweis Universität, Campus Hamburg, Rübenkamp 220, 29221, Hamburg, Deutschland. g.stavrou@asklepios.com.
Background:
Terrorist attacks have outreached to Europe with more and more attacks on civilians. Derived from war surgery experience and from lessons learned from major incidents, it seems mandatory for every surgeon to improve understanding of the special circumstances of trauma following a terrorist attack and its' management.
Method:
A short literature review is followed by outlining the damage control surgery (DCS) principle for each organ system with practical comments from the perspective of a specialized hepatobiliary (HPB) surgery unit.
Conclusion:
Every surgeon has to become familiar with the new entities of blast injuries and terrorist attack trauma. This concerns not only the medical treatment but also tailoring surgical treatment with a view to a lack of critical resources under these circumstances. For liver and pancreatic trauma, simple treatment strategies are a key to success.
