title: Colonic stricture secondary to blunt abdominal trauma--report of a case and review of the aetiology.
abstract: A 24 year old man sustained multiple injuries including blunt abdominal trauma in a motor cycle accident. Five months following the accident he developed a large bowel obstruction. Barium enema examination revealed a stricture of the sigmoid colon which, following surgical resection, was found to consist of a fibrous stenosis. The aetiology of such strictures following blunt abdominal trauma is likely to be a combination of mural haemorrhage and ischaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Everson
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*