title: [On the penetrating gunshot injury of abdomen].
abstract: Data on gunshot injuries of abdomen including the penetrating ones which are accompanied by hemorrhage and peritonitis are presented in this work. The severity of the sufferers' status, necessity of urgent operation and blood replacement are mentioned. The importance of thorough control over the sufferers' status in the immediate postoperative period is emphasized. Data concerning to the gunshot peritonitis are presented, which is considered as complicated with many factors. Especially, the secondary necrosis of tissues after surgical management of wounds is mentioned here. The positive influence on the treatment outcome of penetrating injuries of abdominal cavity as well as on the isolating of wound channel both by peritonization and thorough drainage is emphasized, too.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Ter Avetikian
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Agakhanian
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mkrtchian
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Amirian
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*