title: Is nonoperative management of abdominal gunshot wounds reasonable?
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Velmahos
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demetriades
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D007813:Laparotomy; D010808:Physical Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000628:therapy*