title: The selective conservative management of gunshot injury to the abdomen.
abstract: Traditionally, mandatory exploration was the rule for managing penetrating abdominal trauma, but this has begun to change in the recent era. The change first affected stab injuries, in which the conservative approach in appropriate cases has gained wide spread acceptance. Relatively recently, the management of gunshot injuries to the abdomen has been similarly affected, and several reports appeared describing the success of such treatment in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, PO Box 641, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ezzedien@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammad E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rabie
authors.forename: Peter O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Binitie
authors.forename: Gharama Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Al-Sheri
authors.forename: Mohammad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Al-Qahtani
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*