A paediatric case of AAST grade IV duodenal injury with application of damage control surgery.
Isolated severe blunt duodenal injuries are rare. We present an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grade IV duodenal injury in a paediatric patient. The strategic use of damage control surgical principles, involving an initial abbreviated laparotomy followed by a delayed reconstruction, resulted in a successful outcome.
Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. grantlaing@me.com
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D002648:Child; D004386:Duodenum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*