title: Nonoperative management of gunshot injury of abdomen in a 10-year-old boy.
abstract: Selective conservative therapy has not gained popularity in the management of abdominal gunshot wounds, and standard practice is mandatory exploration irrespective of clinical signs and symptoms. In this report, we describe a 10-year-old boy with an abdominal gunshot wound with stable vital signs who was managed conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Besevler, Ankara Turkey ; Gezegen Sokak No:1/10, 06670 GOP Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Besevler, Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Besevler, Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Besevler, Ankara Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah Can
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Basaklar
keywords: Gunshot; Nonoperative management