[Injuries of the small and large intestine following blunt abdominal trauma]. 1990

B Strittmatter, and R Kirchner, and R Häring, and E H Farthmann
Abteilung Allgemeine Chirurgie mit Poliklinik, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Freiburg.

From 1979 to 1987 1428 patients with blunt abdominal trauma were treated in the Department of Surgery of the University of Freiburg; 119 patients had intestinal injuries. They were mainly young adults who had sustained a car accident. 71.3% of the small bowel injuries were overseen, 14.2% needed resection, and in 14.5% an operative procedure was not necessary. The surgical procedure for colonic injuries has to be chosen with regard to the age and general condition of the patient, to the severity of the trauma, to associated injuries and to the stage of peritonitis. Accordingly, 18% of the patients were treated with and 58% without a protective colostomy, 24% could be treated conservatively. Mortality and morbidity correlated with the severity of associated injuries. Morbidity was also dependent on the time interval between accident and operative therapy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007420 Intestine, Large A segment of the LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the CECUM; the COLON; and the RECTUM. Large Intestine
D007421 Intestine, Small The portion of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT between the PYLORUS of the STOMACH and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE. It is divisible into three portions: the DUODENUM, the JEJUNUM, and the ILEUM. Small Intestine,Intestines, Small,Small Intestines
D008297 Male Males
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D003125 Colostomy The surgical construction of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body. Colostomies
D005260 Female Females
D006406 Hematoma A collection of blood outside the BLOOD VESSELS. Hematoma can be localized in an organ, space, or tissue. Hematomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012421 Rupture Forcible or traumatic tear or break of an organ or other soft part of the body. Ruptures

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