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Review
. 2014 Apr;45(4):655-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.07.191. Epub 2012 Aug 11.

Intra-abdominal injury from extra-peritoneal ballistic trauma

Corinne Owers  1 , Jeff Garner  2
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Review

Intra-abdominal injury from extra-peritoneal ballistic trauma

Corinne Owers et al. Injury. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Over the last century sporadic reports have described intra-abdominal injury without penetration of the abdominal cavity but the underlying mechanism of energy transfer appears variable. This article reviews the 19 documented cases of this phenomenon and discusses the mechanism of energy transfer in both primary blast injury and ballistic injury that may be responsible.

Keywords: Ballistic trauma; Extra-peritoneal; Intra-abdominal injury.

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