Extra-luminal Air Fluid Level on Abdominal X-ray of a Patient with Isolated Jejunal Blow Out; Case Report

Extra-luminal Air Fluid Level on Abdominal X-ray of a Patient with Isolated Jejunal Blow Out; Case Report

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Patients with trivial blunt abdominal trauma may present with isolated jejunal blow out (IJBO). A high index of suspicion is required as delayed presentation or delayed diagnosis may increase morbidity. Presentation with frank perforation peritonitis can be diagnosed by abdominal X-rays. We report t...

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Main Authors: Khalid Munir Bhatti, Mohammed Zulfiqar Ali, Afshan Khalid, Umar Mushtaq, Mohammed Idrees Anwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2012-05-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
Blunt trauma
Delayed diagnosis
Intestinal perforation
Jejunum
Peritonitis
Case report
Pakistan
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