title: [Abdominal gunshot wounds: retrospective analysis of 164 patients].
abstract: The medical reports of 164 patients who were operated for abdominal gunshot wounds at Sirnak Military hospital were reviewed retrospectively. One hundred and twenty-nine patients had isolated abdominal injury whereas, 28 had associated thoracic injuries. Seven of these laparotomies revealed no intraperitoneal injury and were considered as non-therapeutic laparotomy. The time for transportation to the emergency department were less than 2 hours in 69% of the patients. The most commonly injured organs were the small bowel in 67, the colon in 63 and the liver in 49 patients. Postoperative complications occurred in 34 patients (20.7%) and mortality rate was 6% (10 patients). In spite of the developing technology and operative techniques, gunshot wounds are still very important with high morbidity and mortality rates.
authors.affiliation: Genel Cerrahi Uzmani, Ankara. orhancelen@usa.net
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Celen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oğuz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doğan
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery