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01-12-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Moderate Intra-abdominal Free Fluid on Computed Tomogram in Patients with Blunt Trauma Abdomen: Time to Shun Non-operative Approach

Authors: Debajyoti Mohanty, Ashwani Kumar Dalal, Pankaj Kumar Garg

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 12/2014

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We have read with interest the article by Mahmood et al. [1] on the significance of detection of intra-abdominal free fluid sans solid organ injury on computed tomogram (CT) in hemodynamically stable patients with blunt trauma abdomen (BTA). Their retrospective analysis of 122 cases reaffirms the importance of thorough and repeated clinical examination in the decision-making process for laparotomy in patients with mesenteric and bowel injury. …

Mahmood I, Abdelrahman Y, Siddiuqqi T et al (2014) Significance of computed tomography finding of intra-abdominal free fluid without solid organ injury after blunt abdominal trauma: time for laparotomy on demand. World J Surg 38:1411–1415. doi:10.1007/s00268-013-2427-5 PubMedCrossRef

Title: Moderate Intra-abdominal Free Fluid on Computed Tomogram in Patients with Blunt Trauma Abdomen: Time to Shun Non-operative Approach
Authors: Debajyoti Mohanty
Ashwani Kumar Dalal
Pankaj Kumar Garg
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 12/2014
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-014-2731-8

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