[Traumatic lesions of the stomach]

In 53 patients with traumatic lesions of the stomach hospitalized between 1967 and 1975 in the Emergency Hospital of Bucharest a death-rate of 17% was noted, determined by the complexity of visceral associated lesions. The etiology was the following: 34 wounds by knife, 3 due to ricocheted bolt and 16 by abdominal contusions. The authors stress the necessity for careful and accurate exploration of the abdominal cavity during surgery and the posterior aspect of the stomach should be visualized through the bursa omentalis. The technique should be individualized for each particular case.