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Experience in traumatic small bowel perforation management
Ping-Tze Chen, Hong-Ming Chao
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Hong-Ming Chao
No. 168, Zhongxing Road, Longtan District, Taoyuan City
Taiwan
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/fjs.fjs_104_17
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Small bowel perforations due to blunt abdominal injury are rare. In this study, we compiled five cases of traumatic small bowel perforation and then analyzed a number of the prognostic factors. Elapsed time to surgery was identified as the most important prognostic factor, due to the risk of peritonitis. Laparoscopy surgery appears to be a safe, effective procedure in cases where the diagnosis is uncomplicated by other major problems, such as lacerations to the liver or spleen.
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