@article{ref1,
title="Diagnosis and management of small bowel and mesentery injury following blunt abdominal trauma in 12 cases",
journal="Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology",
year="2009",
author="Helmy, Mohamed A. and Alafifi, Aser M. and Ali, Ahmed H.",
volume="39",
number="1",
pages="23-30",
abstract="Over four years (April 2004 to December 2008) 12 patients with blunt small bowel and mesenteric injuries were treated at three hospi-tals dealing with trauma. Ten cases were victims of traffic accidents, of whom 70% wore seat belts. There were 11 small bowel injuries (4 full-thickness & 7 seromuscular) and 9 mesenteric injuries (3 with & 6 without a de-vascularized bowel segment). All were managed initially following the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines. Emergency room ultrasound was positive for blood in 5/7 cases (71%) and CT scan in 2/4 (50%). Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) was performed in one case and was positive for blood.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1110-0583",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}