Laparoscopic Bullet Removal in a Penetrating Abdominal Gunshot

Penetrating abdominal trauma has been traditionally treated by exploratory laparotomy. Nowadays laparoscopy has become an accepted practice in hemodynamically stable patient without signs of peritonitis. We report a case of a lower anterior abdominal gunshot patient treated laparoscopically. A 32-ye...

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Main Authors: Christos Stefanou, Nicolaos Zikos, George Pappas-Gogos, Spyridon Koulas, Ioannis Tsimoyiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2712439