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Gastric perforation after blunt abdominal trauma: first case report in Argentina

We report the case of a 18-year-old male with gastric perforation due to blunt abdominal trauma as a result of a vehicular collision. An exploratory laparotomy with suturing of the lesion and an omental patch is performed. The post-operative outcome was favorable. Traumatic injury is a frequent caus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Arró Ortiz, Carolina, Hughes, Victoria, Ramallo, Darío
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9662832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36381979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjac394
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Sumario:We report the case of a 18-year-old male with gastric perforation due to blunt abdominal trauma as a result of a vehicular collision. An exploratory laparotomy with suturing of the lesion and an omental patch is performed. The post-operative outcome was favorable. Traumatic injury is a frequent cause of hospital admission to the emergency department in Argentina, and vehicle collisions are the first cause of death and permanent disability in young adults. Isolated gastric perforations following blunt abdominal are an uncommon finding, and there are only a few published cases in the literature. It is interesting to discuss the type of surgical approach.