title: Management of isolated duodenal rupture due to blunt abdominal trauma: case series and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Duodenal injuries are uncommon and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality due to delayed diagnosis (in the case of blunt trauma) or associated major vascular injuries (in the case of penetrating trauma). Isolated blunt injuries may have a subtle clinical presentation, and are particularly difficult to diagnose when the perforation is located in the retroperitoneal part of the duodenum.
  
  
  METHODS
  This paper presents in company with three cases of successfully treated isolated duodenal injuries due to blunt trauma, focusing on with their preoperative diagnosis, surgical management and final out comes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early diagnosis and successful surgical planning require experience and clinical suspicion on the part of the surgeon, as well as meticulous laparotomy results.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of General Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. dratillacelik@yahoo.com.|Libadiye Cad. Soyak Goztepe Sitesi, 46. Blok, D: 813, Uskudar, 34700, Istanbul, Turkey. dratillacelik@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of General Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altinli
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of General Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koksal
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onur
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sumer
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of General Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of General Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kayahan
keywords: Blunt trauma; Duodenum; Isolated rupture; Surgical management
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