Retroperitoneal gunshot wound hernia: an unusual cause of early postoperative small bowel obstruction after laparotomy for trauma

J Trauma. 2008 Jan;64(1):213-4. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000224721.37451.c8.

Authors

Avedis Meneshian¹, Benjamin Brooke, Edward E Cornwell 3rd, Elliott R Haut

Affiliation

¹ Division of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 16983296
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000224721.37451.c8

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / complications
Abdominal Injuries / surgery*
Adult
Hernia, Ventral / complications*
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
Intestine, Small
Laparotomy
Male
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Retroperitoneal Space
Wounds, Gunshot / complications
Wounds, Gunshot / surgery*