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