TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Nonoperative management of gunshot injury of abdomen in a 10-year-old boy JO - Indian journal of surgery A1 - Karabulut, Ramazan A1 - Turkyilmaz, Zafer A1 - Sonmez, Kaan A1 - Basaklar, Abdullah Can SP - 166 EP - 167 VL - 75 IS - Suppl 1 N2 - 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.
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LA - en SN - 0972-2068 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0563-z ID - ref1 ER -