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. 2013 Jun;75(Suppl 1):166-7.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-012-0563-z. Epub 2012 Jun 16.

Nonoperative management of gunshot injury of abdomen in a 10-year-old boy

Ramazan Karabulut  1 , Zafer Turkyilmaz  2 , Kaan Sonmez  2 , Abdullah Can Basaklar  2
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Nonoperative management of gunshot injury of abdomen in a 10-year-old boy

Ramazan Karabulut et al. Indian J Surg. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Selective conservative therapy has not gained popularity in the management of abdominal gunshot wounds, and standard practice is mandatory exploration irrespective of clinical signs and symptoms. In this report, we describe a 10-year-old boy with an abdominal gunshot wound with stable vital signs who was managed conservatively.

Keywords: Gunshot; Nonoperative management.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Abdominal X-ray shows no free air or bullet
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Fig. 2
CT scan shows a laceration of the right hepatic lobe (a) and right lower renal pole, fracture of processus transversus of L2 (b)
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