TY - JOUR PY - 1978// TI - Critical polytraumatization of a patient by a low-velocity gunshot. Case report JO - Acta chirurgica Scandinavica A1 - Bø, O. A1 - Dahl, E. SP - 537 EP - 540 VL - 144 IS - 7-8 N2 - A case report of a 15-year-old boy hit by a single low-velocity gun shot is presented. He sustained injuries to the small bowel, colon, appendix, iliac vessels, femoral nerve and ureter. The injury mechanism and the treatment are discussed, and the importance of exploring a retroperitoneal hematoma is emphasized.

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