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[Lesions of the gastric mucosa caused by blunt abdominal injury].

Within a casuistic is reported on an 8-year-old boy who suffered from an intestinal haemorrhage due to a blunt abdominal trauma. Due to the endoscopic possibilities which are nowadays at our disposal appeared an alteration of the gastric mucous membrane in our opinion conditioned by contusion which from the macroscopic standpoint let us think of an ulceration. Theoretical fundaments as well as the anamnesis and the clinical course are correlated with our opinion to this case.

Abdominal Injuries↗

[Penetrating abdominal injuries].

We have reviewed the medical records of 111 patients treated for abdominal stab wounds during the period 1980-87. Our two hospitals serve a catchment area of about 450,000 people. Exploratory laparotomy was performed in 89 patients with suspected peritoneal penetration. In 16 patients the laparotomy was negative, and in 15 patients only minor injuries were noted. There were no serious complications in these 31 patients. Twenty-seven patients had thoracic wounds below the fourth intercostal space, 15 with intraabdominal injuries. The most common injuries were lacerations of the liver, the small bowel and the diaphragm. The mortality in the series was 2%. Stab wounds are infrequent in Norway, and most surgeons have limited experience of such injuries. We discuss whether to employ immediate exploratory laparotomy or selective management when the peritoneum has been penetrated. When there is no evidence of evisceration or omental protrusion, local exploration of the wound should be performed in order to confirm or exclude peritoneal penetration. Injury to the diaphragm and intraabdominal viscera should always be suspected in thoracic stab wounds below the fourth intercostal space.

Abdominal Injuries↗