title: [Isolated injuries of intestinal tract due to body maltreatment (author's transl)].
abstract: Three cases of fatal blunt abdominal trauma due to physical abuse are reported. Rupture of intestine and mesentery occurred after maltreatment by kick, battering, shaking, and throwing off on a mattress. The different mechanisms leading to these injuries are discussed. Small bowel lesions secondary to direct laceration are recognized to be more probable than due to indirect trauma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012421:Rupture; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Isolierte Gastrointestinalverletzungen durch körperliche Misshandlung.