Recent experience with trauma of the liver.
Surgeons must be intimately familiar with the alternatives available in managing hepatic trauma. Although the vast majority of injuries of the liver can be managed by a simple operative technique, the occasional severe injury demands instant recognition and the precise application of surgical skill for successful treatment. Exsanguination associated with hepatic trauma remains an unsolved problem.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications