title: [Bowel injuries after blunt abdominal traumas].
abstract: Authors present 28 cases of bowel injuries after blunt abdominal trauma. Patients were from 14 to 71 years of age, 18 (64%) men and 10 (36%) women. The most common cause for the trauma was the car accident--in 18 cases. In the rest 10 the trauma was result of household activities. The small bowel was injured in 16 patients, the large bowel in 9 and in 3--the duodenum. In 15 cases the trauma was only abdominal and in the rest 13 it was accompanied by other traumas. Three of the 28 patients reported herein died.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uchikov
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Uchikov
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murdzhev
authors.forename: Kh
authors.initials: Kh
authors.lastname: Shipkov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Markova
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalinova
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000061:Accidents, Home; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004386:Duodenum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*