title: Blast-Induced Colon Perforation Secondary to Civilian Gunshot Wound.
abstract: Gunshot injuries sustained from rifle bullets in general are associated with more severe tissue destruction than similar injuries due to handgun bullets. This includes damage not directly attributable to the missile itself, in other words, that due to cavitation. We describe herein a colonic injury following a 0.223 caliber rifle bullet injury presumably due solely to blast effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Yoram
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. dshatz@miami.edu.|Division of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, University of Miami School of Medicine, PO Box 016960 (D-40), Miami, FL, 33101, USA. dshatz@miami.edu.
authors.forename: David V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Shatz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Pablo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bejarano
keywords: Blast injuries; Colon; Gunshot; Wounds