Treatment of bowel injuries in war surgery.
Provided that the surgeon is familiar with small and large bowel surgery, primary resection and anastomosis of the bowel, as well as primary suture of the perforations, are safe and advantageous procedures in treating war related intestinal perforations, whereas the use of colostomosis should be restricted to selected cases.
Pacitti
C
C
Ospedale di Bracciano, Roma.
Strada
G
G
Mariani
F
F
Luscrì
M F
MF
Mazzocconi
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014857:Warfare